From owner-freebsd-doc Thu Aug 17 06:48:58 1995 Return-Path: doc-owner Received: (from majordom@localhost) by freefall.FreeBSD.org (8.6.11/8.6.6) id GAA12275 for doc-outgoing; Thu, 17 Aug 1995 06:48:58 -0700 Received: from kryten.atinc.com (kryten.Atinc.COM [198.138.38.7]) by freefall.FreeBSD.org (8.6.11/8.6.6) with ESMTP id GAA12267 for ; Thu, 17 Aug 1995 06:48:54 -0700 Received: (jmb@localhost) by kryten.atinc.com (8.6.9/8.3) id JAA04927; Thu, 17 Aug 1995 09:34:26 -0400 Date: Thu, 17 Aug 1995 09:34:23 -0400 (EDT) From: "Jonathan M. Bresler" Subject: Re: SLIP FAQ, a quick hint for whoever is updating... To: Michael Smith cc: doc@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: <199508170712.QAA01150@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: doc-owner@freebsd.org Precedence: bulk On Thu, 17 Aug 1995, Michael Smith wrote: > Just to pass along a useful result I've achieved maintaining a dialout > SLIP link, for the use of whomever may be maintaining/updating the SLIP > FAQ. > > So far, every solution I've seen for maintaining a SLIP link has involved > kermit, which just doesn't get along at all well with SLIP lines. > > A much simpler, and easily as functional, approach is to make use of > slattach's ability to detect carrier, and its redial-command feature. yet another method is to use startslip. as in (from my 2.0R system): startslip -I rimmer -F hw -s atdt703-418-8663 -b 57600 /dev/cua01 this gives me hardware flow control, auto redial on connection loss (up to 7 tries), 57600 bps serial to modem rate note the -I, i hacked into the startslip to talk to the chase/iolan terminal server. startslip handles annex terminal servers without modifications. (man startslip) Jonathan M. Bresler jmb@kryten.atinc.com | Analysis & Technology, Inc. FreeBSD Postmaster jmb@FreeBSD.Org | 2341 Jeff Davis Hwy play go. | Arlington, VA 22202 ride bike. hack FreeBSD.--ah the good life | 703-418-2800 x346