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From: jamie@sally.acns.nwu.edu (James R. Groves)
Subject: Slattach, Slip, and the Dialup Blues
Message-ID: <1992Sep25.191106.2396@news.acns.nwu.edu>
Followup-To: jamie@sally.acns.nwu.edu
Summary: Info needed and shared on Slip Dialup
Sender: usenet@news.acns.nwu.edu (Usenet on news.acns)
Organization: Black Bag Midwest
Date: Fri, 25 Sep 1992 19:11:06 GMT
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Ok, first off, I want to thank all the cool people who answered my questions
last time I posted. You are the people who make using and learning to use a
computer pleasant and MUCH easier. Thank You.
Second, I said I would summarize dialup slip stuff, so here's the easiest way
I found: use tip to call, invoke slip, write down the address yer given, then
~<cntl-Z> out of tip. Then:
slattach /dev/com# <# being whichever you use> then the baudrate.
then : ifconfig sl0 xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx yyy.yyy.yyy.yyy
route add defualt yyy.yyy.yyy.yyy
then enjoy! xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx=your local number <given by slip>
yyy.yyy.yyy.yyy= the remote address yer slipped into.
Ok, now third, a problem I encountered. I did this and slipped in at 14.4 to
The University, it works, but with TERRBLE pauses, and jerkiness reminiscent
of 2400baud MNP on a REALLY bad line. Not when I did local stuff, btu when I
went OUTSIDE, and I had a friend telnet in and he experienced it so bad he said
he couldn't even do anything. WHY!?!?! at 14.4 shouldn't I be smooth and quick
especially considering my pal was logged in at 2400??? Anyway, any help can be
mailed my way, and anyone else who experiences this feel free to write and I
will forward any help I get to you.
Oh, yeah, I still am kinda having problems getting the dial-in thing to work.
I mean having my modem ANSWER and log people in. Tried some of the suggestions
sent my way, but I guess I am a doofus, so anymore anyone has to say, feel free
to write the doofus.
jamie@sally.acns.nwu.edu