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From: blymn@awadi.com.au (Brett Lymn)
Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.bugs
Subject: Re: slIP host *problems* 386BSD
Date: 2 Oct 93 19:32:43
Organization: AWA Defence Industries
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Message-ID: <BLYMN.93Oct2193243@mallee.awadi.com.au>
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In-reply-to: gclarkii@NeoSoft.com's message of Sat, 25 Sep 1993 19:34:06 GMT

>>>>> On Sat, 25 Sep 1993 19:34:06 GMT, gclarkii@NeoSoft.com (Gary Clark II) said:

Gary> I'm not sure if this is much of an help, but here is what I do to setup
Gary> slip.
Gary> 1. Dial login with kermit.  Do the login.  CTRL-\,CTRL-C,CTRL-Z.
  +------------------------------------------------------------^^^^^^^
  |
 If you make this a quit you will get back a process slot.  Kermit
does not hangup the line when it quits.

Gary> 2. Execute my slip.up shell program that contains..
Gary> 3. slattach -s xxxx /dev/com0
Gary>    ifconfig sl0 inet 198.64.84.XX (my ip) 198.64.84.xx (his ip)
Gary>    route add default 198.64.84.xx
Gary>    ping 198.64.84.xx
Gary> 4. Thats about all there is to it.  I'm also running named with
Gary>    setup so that my machine is my domains primary nameserver and
Gary>    then uses the other ones.
Gary> 5. Note:  This takes some messing with named.boot and namedb
Gary>    to get it work (the local nameserver).

Gary> Hope it helps...

Gary> Gary Clark II


Gary> -- 
Gary> Gary Clark II             --N5VMF--
Gary> gclarkii@sugar.neosoft.com
Gary> I Speak for myself only (Who else would I speak for????)

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Brett Lymn