From owner-freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Mar 15 17:47:05 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2014B106564A for ; Sat, 15 Mar 2008 17:47:05 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kailockwood@gmail.com) Received: from an-out-0708.google.com (an-out-0708.google.com [209.85.132.250]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E05E38FC1D for ; Sat, 15 Mar 2008 17:47:04 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kailockwood@gmail.com) Received: by an-out-0708.google.com with SMTP id c14so1406537anc.13 for ; Sat, 15 Mar 2008 10:47:04 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:message-id:date:from:to:subject:cc:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:references; bh=mSPx8fo2pQFeU/BxhSx1AYFkQc/pcCU9bAsm5xJo9b4=; b=Kht1Q+DhAWWAYawvc/knmFrrG5uA5aJdMmhPkCoceEOcr9nHInVlu8x4vylC38QjEK0287ojuOhtnL6SkDUvOaBtVRX7X3igFqd77DD9ODVCfZcdjrLtvdfIzIQUHSEkGpD2AsGIfMFJOCl+yXSPh7E8Kobi9KOcQ8FlvOvRLcY= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=message-id:date:from:to:subject:cc:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:references; b=EJyVI/vN7no58dCDYQPaAlgSvtSX+23iw2GFx/WInD2nmx0omKIeZTf7rCCcH+ir1donmqXpj317N44RmAJKlxHHa2YstbkctJalT5MlNkLoXeDCgXRRfgwWi6wVGNOjiQ6PVvzKBQOHqVX7V5t+itQ2QVYuIKRfRgeykyzfr4U= Received: by 10.100.253.12 with SMTP id a12mr26659465ani.92.1205603224011; Sat, 15 Mar 2008 10:47:04 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.100.208.13 with HTTP; Sat, 15 Mar 2008 10:47:03 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: Date: Sat, 15 Mar 2008 11:47:03 -0600 From: "Kai Lockwood" To: Sin In-Reply-To: <004701c886c0$6c866910$0200a8c0@dts> MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <200803141803.12974.kailockwood@gmail.com> <004701c886c0$6c866910$0200a8c0@dts> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Subject: Re: SLIP slipping away X-BeenThere: freebsd-net@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Networking and TCP/IP with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 15 Mar 2008 17:47:05 -0000 I was just trying to setup a really simple network with a null modem cable. I looked into ppp but the documentation I read didn't help and I'm still not smart enough to figure out how to do it yet. On Sat, Mar 15, 2008 at 11:17 AM, Sin wrote: > > I wasn't going to ask before, but I guess curiosity got the best of me. > I've been working for an ISP for the past 8 years, so PPP and SLIP talk > comes up alot. I don't usually post, just read, however I am curious about > what kind of application could possibly be using slip as opposed to ppp > now-a-days ?? > > > > Hello, > > > > I am having difficulty setting up a SLIP connection between a Debian 4.0 > > box > > and FreeBSD 7.0-STABLE. I have enabled the sl driver in the kernel. I > have > > tried using slattach on /dev/cuad0 (usually "slattach -s 115200 > > /dev/cuad0) > > only to watch slattach immediately die with no output as to why. If I > give > > the -l option it creates the sl0 interface but will not accept traffic. > > Reading through the years old FAQs states that a 'netstat -i' with the > sl > > driver installed should show sl interfaces but netstat does not list any > > sl > > interfaces. I have tried to load the kernel module if_sl but I have had > no > > success. > > > > Has anyone on this list had any success with using SLIP? > > > > Thanks, > > > > Kai Lockwood > >