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From: ted@gouldnl.encore.nl (Ted Lindgreen)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.encore
Subject: Re: configuring an async line as SLIP
Message-ID: <10555@gouldnl.encore.nl>
Date: 3 Sep 90 07:58:18 GMT
References: <1990Aug31.135656.6257@cs.city.ac.uk>
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In <1990Aug31.135656.6257@cs.city.ac.uk> nigel@cs.city.ac.uk (Nigel Mitchem) writes:
> We have a Powernode 6040 running UTX2.1a
> How can we configure a tty line as SLIP.

The PowerNode supports hardware flowcontrol, but you normally don't
need that for SLIP. A 3 wire connection and the line configured for
no-flow and no-modem will do fine.

First add the line to /sys/obj/CONFIGURATION:
    nslip		1

Make and install the new system.
In /etc/rc.local add:

    (/etc/slattach /dev/tty11 19200; /etc/ifconfig sl0 inet yourhost otherhost)&

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