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From: skl@van-bc.UUCP (Samuel Lam)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.tcp-ip.ibmpc,comp.protocols.tcp-ip
Subject: Re: using SLIP with KA9Q - *** AGAIN *** -
Message-ID: <148@van-bc.UUCP>
Date: 8 Jan 90 01:29:02 GMT
References: <660@fred.UUCP>
Reply-To: skl@wimsey.bc.ca (Samuel Lam)
Organization: Balliffe International, Vancouver, B.C., Canada
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In article <660@fred.UUCP>, bill@fred.UUCP (Bill Poitras) wrote:
>After you set up the SLIP/Ethernet computer, what does the 'route' and
>'arp' line in the autoexec.net in the SLIP only computer look like?

The "arp" command is only useful if the computer is connected to Ethernet
directly, so your SLIP-only computer wouldn't need it.

If your SLIP-only computer only has one SLIP link, and thus that link is
the link to the "outside" world, then the only "route" command you need is
the one that sets a default route to point everything to your SLIP neighbour.
It will look like:

   route add default (LINK)

where (LINK) is the name you gave to the SLIP link in the "attach" command
for it.  e.g. sl0.

>On the subject of connecting the two computers, can I setup the
>SLIP/Ethernet computer with a modem in autoanswer mode, and then
>start net.  On the other side, do I just dial up the SLIP/Ethernet
>computer, and again, start net?

Yes, that will work.  However, security could be a problem.  Since anyone
that knows the phone number and your SLIP-only computer's IP address could
call the SLIP/Ethernet computer up and be attached to your network and
impersonate your SLIP-only computer.

...Sam
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