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From: ramzi@tigger.cs.colorado.edu (Ramzi Al-Majid)
Subject: FreeBSD - please help me setup SLIP
Message-ID: <CHEE9M.3Kn@Colorado.EDU>
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Organization: University of Colorado, Boulder
Date: Thu, 2 Dec 1993 08:00:57 GMT
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hi
i have been trying to follw the FAQ steps on how to setup slip
but with no luck.
the following is what i did where the FAQ steps and comments
are preceded by '>>>' and the things i did are the rest.
>>>7.1 SLIP
>>>
>>> Serial Line I/P is supported in all versions of Net/2 derived BSD.
>>>
>>> ...
>>>
>>> The _usual_ way of doing this is as follows:
>>>
>>> Both server and client must know eachothers inet addresses. Set
>>> these up in /etc/hosts with lines saying
>>> 11.22.33.44 host.my.domain.name host
>>> 11.22.33.55 client.my.domain.name client
i put the following lines in my /etc/hosts file, bahrain
is my box host name and netblazer is the school's slip server
128.138.243.113 netblazer.cs.colorado.edu netblazer
128.138.198.27 bahrain.cs.colorado.edu bahrain
>>>
>>> where 11.22.33.?? is your inet number, and the following name is
>>> the full machine name (and is followed by any number of aliases).
>>>
>>> SERVER:
>>> Create a login - usually Sclientname - and run `sliplogin` as
>>> its shell. I've looked at the docs for sliplogin, and it seems
>>> fairly straightforward. I haven't actually set up a server.
i already have a login on the netblazer for my host and is called
Sbahrain
>>>
>>> CLIENT:
>>> Set up /etc/resolv.conf to say the following (for the nameserver)
>>> domain client.my.domain.name
>>> nameserver 11.22.33.55
>>>
i put the following lines in /etc/resolv.conf (which did not wxist
before)
domain bahrain.cs.colorado.edu
nameserver 128.138.198.27
>>> ** traditional method **
>>> - Log on to the server. This is usually done via kermit or some
>>> such program.
>>> - Exit the program (or backround it if your line wants to drop
>>> once the device is closed).
i logged in thru kermit successfully and then did
ctrl-\ Z to susspend the program
>>> - Run `slattach /dev/comport` for whatever "comport" is. On most
>>> Net/2 derived systems, this may be either com0, or cua01, or
>>> whatever the correct name is for your site.
i ran
slattach /dev/tty01
>>> - Run `ifconfig inet sl0 clientname servername netmask 0xffffff00`
when i ran
iconfig inet sl0 bahrain netblazer netmask 0xffffff00
i get an error saying
!@@#$#%^&* ioctl !@#$%^&* no such interface
>>> - Run `route add default servername`.
>>>
when i do
routed add default netblazer
i get an error that 'bind: .... addres is already ised'
>>> "servername" is your server and "clientname" is your client.
>>>
>>> It should now be possible to `ping host`
>>>
ping is unsuccessful at this point
>>> ** my method **
>>> Configure /etc/remote
>>> Configure /etc/host.dial
>>> Run `slip host`.
>>>
>>> /etc/remote contains an extended `tip` entry. /etc/host.dial
>>> contains a login script (and is named in /etc/remote).
>>>
>>> Oh yes, don't forget to have a line in your kernel config saying
>>>
>>> pseudo-device sl 2
>>>
where is this kernel config file ?????????
is it something that comes with the sources ???
i only got the binary distribution.
>>> Without this line, you may get a 'device not configured' or
>>> 'TIO...' error because the slip driver is not built into the
>>> kernel.
>>>
>>> I uploaded the slip package a while ago (to several archives), but
>>> was unaware of needing to notify the postmaster. They've probably
>>> all been removed now. Slip packages are available from many FTP
>>> sites; use archie to find the site nearest you.
>>>
what am i doing wrong ???
please help
thanks
Ramzi M. Al-Majid Computer Science Department
Univ. of Colorado - Boulder
ramzi@cs.colorado.edu Campus Box # 430
{ncar|nbires}!boulder!ramzi Boulder, CO 80309-0430
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Ramzi M. Al-Majid Computer Science Department
Univ. of Colorado - Boulder
ramzi@cs.colorado.edu Campus Box # 430
{ncar|nbires}!boulder!ramzi Boulder, CO 80309-0430