Networking Guide
Chapter 10, Configuring the Serial Line Internet Protocol (SLIP)

Adding a SLIP link

Adding a SLIP link

Use the Network Configuration Manager or slconf to configure SLIP links after you configure the SLIP stack.

If you are using slconf to configure SLIP links, enter /usr/bin/slconf at the shell prompt and begin with step 4.

To add a SLIP link:

  1. Run the Network Configuration Manager as root.

  2. Highlight the SCO TCP/IP SLIP driver from the list.

  3. Select Modify hardware configuration from the Hardware menu.

  4. Select Add and press OK.

  5. Choose the type of desired link configuration:

    If you want to add the SLIP drivers to the kernel without performing any link configuration, select the manual link option, and then skip to step 8.

  6. Enter link configuration data in the form.

    To enter advanced configuration options for either the dynamic outgoing or dedicated links such as compression, authentication, and filtering options, select the Advanced Options button.

  7. Click on OK to confirm the link configuration.

    If you configured a dynamic incoming link, enter the SLIP login account's user ID and password at the prompts.

  8. Choose No if you are done configuring links, or Yes to configure an additional link. If you choose Yes, return to step 5 and choose a configuration type.

    After your choose No, a message appears indicating that the link was configured successfully.

  9. Select Exit from the Add hardware menu. slconf users skip this step.

  10. Make any needed changes to other SLIP and UUCP files. See ``Configuring UUCP for dynamic outgoing links'' for more information.

The links you configured are available the next time you reboot your system or restart TCP/IP.