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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!simtel!news.sprintlink.net!cs.utexas.edu!news.cs.utah.edu!news.cc.utah.edu!park.uvsc.edu!hamblin.math.byu.edu!news.byu.edu!news From: cliftf@sanpete.et.byu.edu (Fred Clift) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc Subject: question about compressed slip... Date: 02 Oct 1995 23:00:04 GMT Organization: Brigham Young University, Provo UT USA Lines: 29 Distribution: world Message-ID: <CLIFTF.95Oct2170004@sanpete.et.byu.edu> Reply-To: fred@byu.edu NNTP-Posting-Host: sanpete.et.byu.edu I'm running BSDI 2.0 on my machine at home to allow me to SLIP into my work and get stuff done from home (they want to squeeze every last bit of work out of me!!). I know that the machine we have that provides slip capability supports CSLIP (compressed, for those not in the know...). Does the slip client software built into BSDI support CSLIP? How can I configure it to use compressed slip? How can I tell if it already is? And, question two... At times, it is desirable to drop my slip line (like when my wife wants to use the phone...) Normally, I'll just turn the modem off until she's done to insure that she doesn't get bugged by startslip trying to reconnect... I have tried things like 'ifconfig sl0 down' and such to drop the link, but very persistant software always tries to reconnect after a few minutes... How can I stop this behavior? What can I do to tell it that I do not want my slip connection back, and to stop trying to reconnect? Thanks in advance for any help. --> fred -- Fred Clift - cliftf@byu.edu Assistant Systems Manager CAEDM - BYU "Remember, if women don't find you handsom, they should at least find you handy." -- Red Green