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From: jal@MCS.COM (John A. LaCour III)
Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.questions
Subject: Re: SLIP problem
Date: 23 Sep 1994 23:44:10 -0500
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Keywords: slip,help

In article <35pg52$b7k@umd5.umd.edu>,
Leonard Nisenoff <leonard@sa4server.umd.edu> wrote:
>
>I'm having problems getting slip to run correctly.  The connection is
>made and lasts for about 10 seconds, then dies.  I do the following:
>
>1. Establish the modem link using Kermit, then escape back to my pc.
>2. "slattach /dev/tty00"
>3. "ifconfig sl0 inet <clientIP> <serverIP> netmask 255.255.255.0
>4. "route add 131.118.0.0 <serverIP>
>5. "route add default <serverIP> 
>
>I've tried using rts/cts and no flow control, but it still dies.  Any
>one have any ideas how to resolve this problem?  I've followed the directions
>in the FAQ.

1.  Make sure your com1 port has a 16550 UART chip (use MSD under DOS
to check).  If you have an internal modem, be sure that you've disabled
your PCs built in COM1.

2.  Use -h for rts/cts flow control with slattach.  Use -s to specify the
port speed.  Use the same speed you used with kermit.  

3.  Make sure the modem has its port locked at whatever speed youve
decided to use.  Make sure that you've forced DTR high (&D0) so that
when you exit Kermit, the connection isn't dumped.

Hope that helps..

John