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From: mwp@ubeaut.oz.au (Michael Paddon)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.tcp-ip
Subject: Re: SLIP & Routing
Message-ID: <168@ubeaut.oz.au>
Date: 30 Aug 90 01:14:17 GMT
References: <425@afsg.apple.com>
Organization: Digital Equipment Corp., Melbourne, Australia
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From article <425@afsg.apple.com>, by ron@afsg.apple.com (Ron Flax):
> What is the proper way to set up routing for a SLIP link on a Class C
> network.  Suppose the network number is 192.33.20 and the SLIP link is
> between a SLIP server at 192.33.20.201 and a SLIP client at
> 192.33.20.202.  Also suppose that the server has an ethernet
> interface at address 192.33.20.4 and can talk to a gateway at
> 192.33.20.1 to get to the outside world over that interface.
> 
> What should the routes be on the SLIP server and client machines so
> that traffic from the client can pass to the ethernet side and beyond
> of the server machine?
> 
> Do I need to setup a netmask? and if so what would be
> reasonable in this case?

[This question probably shouldn't be in this newsgroup]

On client:
	route add default 192.33.20.201 1

On server:
	route add default 192.33.20.1 1

This assumes the client's only network connection is the SLIP link.
You will want the server machine to know all about local hosts (via
BIND or Hesiod preferably) and the gateway to know about whatever foreign
hosts you want to talk to.

No you don't need to setup a netmask.

					Michael

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