slattconf(1M)                                       slattconf(1M)



     NAME
          slattconf - attach and configure  serial  lines  as  network
          interfaces

     SYNOPSIS
          /etc/slattconf ttyname baudrate address dest-address
          [options]

     DESCRIPTION
          slattconf is used to assign a tty line to a network inter-
          face and to define the network source and destination ad-
          dresses.  The ttyname parameter is a string of the form
          ttyXX or /dev/ttyXX, where XX is the serial port number.
          The baudrate parameter is used to set the speed of the con-
          nection.  address is the address of the local end of the
          slip point-to-point line.  dest-address is the address of
          the remote end (the slip-server-host) of the slip point-to-
          point line.  The optional options parameters are passed to
          ifconfig(1M), which is invoked by slattconf.

          If the slattconf command is successful, the message

             sl n

          is displayed, where n is replaced by the interface used by
          the new slip interface.  For A/UX machines, you should see
          sl0 or sl1.

          slattconf must designated be set-user-ID to the superuser in
          order to attach and configure a slip network interface.

          To quit the slip interface, kill the slattconf process.
          After slattconf has been killed by hanging up the dial-up
          line or sending a HUP signal to the slattconf process, the
          slip interface is automatically taken down with ifconfig.
          The route to the slip interface is also removed at this
          time.  netstat(1).

     EXAMPLES
          /etc/slattconf ttyh8 9600 joe-slip paris-slip netmask 0xffffff00
          /etc/slattconf /dev/tty0 2400 chris-slip paris-slip

          In the first example above, the user is attaching the serial
          port referenced by ttyh8 at 9600 baud as the slip client
          joe-slip to the slip server paris-slip.  Note that the net-
          mask is also specified.  Both the client and server must use
          the same netmask.  In the second example, the serial port
          /dev/tty0 is being attached as a slip interface.  Note that
          the baud parameter that you specify must match the baud of
          your original connection to the remote machine.  For exam-
          ple, if you are using a 2400 baud modem to connect to the
          remote machine, then you should specify 2400 in the



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     slattconf(1M)                                       slattconf(1M)



          slattconf command line.

     DIAGNOSTICS
          slattconf produces messages indicating that the specified
          interface does not exist, the requested address is unknown,
          or the user is not privileged and tried to alter an
          interface's configuration.

     SEE ALSO
          netstat(1), ifconfig(1M), mkslipuser(1M), slip(1M),
          hosts(4), slip.config(4), slip.hosts(4), slip.user(4).












































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