slipattach(1M)               Version 1.0(08-30-90)               slipattach(1M)


NAME
      slipattach, slipdetach - attach and detach serial lines as network
      interfaces using SLIP.

SYNOPSIS
      /usr/sbin/slipattach ttyname source destination [ baudrate ]

      /usr/sbin/slipdetach interface

DESCRIPTION
      Slipattach is used to assign a tty line to a network interface, and to
      define the source and destination network addresses.  The ttyname
      parameter is a string of the form ``/dev/tty01'' or ``tty00''.  The
      source and destination are host names present in the host name data base
      (see hosts(4)), host names that can be resolved by the Internet domain
      name server (see named(1M)), or addresses expressed in the Internet
      standard ``dot notation''.  The optional baudrate parameter is used to
      set the speed of the connection.  If not specified, the default of 9600
      is used.

      Only the super-user may attach or detach a network interface.

      There should not be a getty(1M) or uugetty(1M) or ttymon(1M) monitoring
      the port unless the port has been setup for bi-directional use.

      Sldetach is used to remove the serial line that is being used for IP from
      the network tables and allow it to be used as a normal terminal again.
      Interface is the name that is shown by netstat(1M).

EXAMPLES
             /usr/sbin/slipattach tty01 merlin excalibur 9600
             /usr/sbin/slipattach /dev/tty01 merlin annex
             /usr/sbin/slipdetach sl0

FILES
      /etc/hosts
      /var/spool/locks/LCK..sl*

SEE ALSO
      hosts(4), netstat(1M), ifconfig(1M), gated(1M).














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