slipusers(4M)                  TCP/IP 5.4R3.00                 slipusers(4M)


NAME
       slipusers - SLIP link parameters database

DESCRIPTION
       The slipusers file contains the link initialization flags, remote IP
       address, local IP address, and the network mask used by slipd(1C).
       The format of the /etc/slipusers file is as follows:

                   paramstag flags remoteaddr localaddr netmask

       Items are delimited by any number of space or tab characters.  A
       leading # character indicates the line is a comment.  Blank lines are
       ignored.

       Paramstag is usually the login name of a remote host that wishes to
       connect by dialup slip.  More generally it is any key you wish for
       the address and mask parameters specified on that line.

       Flags values c, e, and r tailor the slip link by controlling header
       compression and default routing.  Prefixing the flag with + or -
       turns the option on or off.  c controls IP packet header compression;
       e controls automatic header compression recognition and activation.
       r installs a default route for the slip interface if one does not
       exist.

       Remoteaddr and localaddr can be specified as either a valid hostname
       (which will be looked up using gethostbyname(3N) and
       getnetbyname(3N)), or as a dotted quad IP address.

       Netmask is the decimal dotted quad network mask used for subnetting.

EXAMPLES
       The following entry defines an interface which is indexed by the
       paramstag sliphost, is initialize in compressed header recognition
       mode with no default route, uses the hostname sl-commtg3 as the
       remote IP address, uses the hostname sl-packfan as the local IP
       address, and utilizes a netmask of 255.255.255.0

       sliphost -c+e-r sl-commtg3 sl-packfan 255.255.255.0

FILES
       /etc/slipusers   SLIP link parameters database file

SEE ALSO
       slipd(1C), admslipuser(1M), gethostbyname(3N), getnetbyname(3N).












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