slattach(1M)                                                   slattach(1M)

NAME
     slattach - configure SLIP interfaces

SYNOPSIS
     /usr/sbin/slattach [-m mtu] [-s speed] tty ip-source ip-dest

DESCRIPTION
     You use this command to configure a TTY interface as a SLIP interface.

     This command is used when a computer is to be connected to another
     computer via a SLIP connection. A SLIP connection is a TCP/IP connec-
     tion between two computers via a serial line.

     The SLIP interface driver must be incorporated in the Reliant UNIX
     kernel.

     The slattach command attaches an unallocated SLIP interface to the
     special file /dev/ttyx. The SLIP interfaces are then assigned the name
     of the TTY interface. slattach calls ifconfig(1M).

OPTIONS
     -m mtu
          is the packet size with which data is to be transferred expressed
          in bytes.

          The largest permissible value for mtu is the size of the data
          buffer of your I/O processor. The default value is 1006.

     -s baudrate
          is the data transfer rate with which the data is to be transfer-
          red, expressed in bauds (bits/sec).

          One of the following values may be specified for baudrate: 300,
          600, 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600, 19200, 38400. The default value is
          19200.

          The same baud rate must be selected for the two connected comput-
          ers.

     tty  is the name of the special file in the directory /dev to which
          the SLIP interface is to be attached. The name specified here
          must be the name of a special file that is not yet in use.

     ip-source
          is the IP address to be used by the SLIP interface of your own
          computer. If a name has been assigned for this interface and
          entered in the file /etc/hosts, this name can also be specified.








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     ip-dest
          is the IP address to be used by the SLIP interface of the partner
          computer. If a name has been assigned for the interface of the
          partner system and entered in the file /etc/hosts, this name can
          also be specified.

EXAMPLE
     The tty /dev/tty005 is to be used as a SLIP interface. The transfer
     rate is to be 38400 bits/sec.

     /usr/sbin/slattach -s 38400 tty005 lochost remhost

SEE ALSO
     ifconfig(1M), netstat(1M), sldetach(1M).








































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