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To: Thomas David Rivers <ponds!rivers@dg-rtp.dg.com>
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Subject: Re: Bug in slip install for 2.1.6-RELEASE... 
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Date: Sun, 01 Dec 1996 15:33:50 -0800
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From: "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@time.cdrom.com>
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> Here's my first install attempt for 2.1.6-RELEASE (am I the
> only person to try hard-wired SL/IP installs?)

No, I do it myself all the time.

> If you go through the network panel, setting everything
> as appropriate, even the "gateway" box; the executed 
> ifconfig will fail because it only specifies one IP 
> address on the ifconfig line... for me, I got the following
> on my debug screen:

You need to RTFM - the extra ifconfig options box is what is needed
for the foreign address, is documented as such, and has been the
case ever since SLIP was a supported installation option. :-)

						Jordan