SLATTACH(ADMN)                     UNIX System V



     Name
          slattach, sldetach -  attach  and  detach  serial  lines  as
          network interfaces


     Syntax
          /etc/slattach devname source destination [ baudrate ]

          /etc/sldetach interface-name


     Description
          slattach is used to assign a serial (tty) line to a  network
          interface  using  the DARPA Internet Protocol, and to define
          the source and destination network addresses.   The  devname
          parameter  is  the  name  of  the  device the serial line is
          attached  to,  that  is,  /dev/tty001.    The   source   and
          destination  are  either host names present in the host name
          data base (see  hosts(SFF)),  or  DARPA  Internet  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 superuser may attach or detach a network interface.

          There should not be a getty(M) on the line.

          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-name is the name that
          is shown by netstat(TC).


     Examples
                /etc/slattach tty001 tom-src genstar
                /etc/slattach /dev/tty001 hugo dahl 4800
                /etc/sldetach sl01


     Files
          /etc/hosts
          /dev/*
          /usr/spool/locks/slippid.*


     Diagnostics
          Various messages indicating:
           - the specified interface does not exist
           - the requested address is unknown
           - the user is not the superuser


     See Also
          hosts(SFF), netstat(TC), ifconfig(ADMN).


     (printed 8/17/89)                          SLATTACH(ADMN)