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Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!munnari.oz.au!ihnp4.ucsd.edu!news.cerf.net!rosebud.sdsc.edu!news.tc.cornell.edu!news.cac.psu.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!gatech!news-feed-1.peachnet.edu!news.duke.edu!eff!neoucom.edu!kira.cc.uakron.edu!malgudi.oar.net!news.ysu.edu!yfn.ysu.edu!ap713 From: ap713@yfn.ysu.edu (Christopher L. Mikkelson) Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.questions Subject: Re: SLIP problem... Date: 10 Jun 1994 18:39:54 GMT Organization: St. Elizabeth Hospital, Youngstown, OH Lines: 27 Message-ID: <2tac1q$4v@news.ysu.edu> References: <2t91q6$fc7@nic.scruz.net> <1994Jun8.163914.6175@palantir.p.tvt.se> Reply-To: ap713@yfn.ysu.edu (Christopher L. Mikkelson) NNTP-Posting-Host: yfn2.ysu.edu In a previous article, hedges@fractal.com (Tom Hedges) says: >In article <1994Jun8.163914.6175@palantir.p.tvt.se> >paul@pp2.smc.south.telia.se (Paul Pries) writes: > >> I've got a sligt problem with setting up SLIP between two of my >> FreeBSD boxes. I've done all the usual tricks (in the slip-FAQ) >> but to no avail. >...deleted... >> When the slipconnection is established I can ping in both directions, >> but not use telnet or ftp. > >I've had a very similar problem trying to connect a NetBSD 0.9 PC >running SLIP with a Mac running InterSLIP - you can ping, but nothing >else works. The same Mac connects to a Livingston router SLIP port >without any problems. Any clues to this one????? I had the same problem, and the solution seemed rather simple: It worked when the person connecting (slattach, not sliplogin) did the ifconfig on sl0 _before it was attached_. THEN dial, and then attach. Worked for me. Good luck, -Chris --