Re: SLIP, help me, oh please HELP ME :-)

[Joe Greco <jgreco@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> SLIP used to work in FreeBSD 1.1R with the following 
> startup script. In FreeBSD 2.0R, it fails.
> 
> #!/bin/csh
> #
> # script for starting SLIP connection using DELL UNIX and BOOTP protocol
> #
> slattach -c -h -s 38400 /dev/cua00
> ifconfig sl0 inet 129.38.14.8 129.38.252.50
> echo "domain ibmoto.com" > /etc/resolv.conf
> echo "nameserver 129.38.252.14" >> /etc/resolv.conf
> echo "nameserver 127.0.0.1" >> /etc/resolv.conf
> route -n add default htp1
......
> If I run the above script unmodified, it takes about 5 minutes to add
> the default route above. After which, i can ping myself and the terminal
> server at the other end of the point to point link. The nameserver, the
> gateway, and all other machines are not accessable.
> 
> netstat -r does not work ( it hangs ).

Fix likely problems first: you are setting up nameservice and then trying to
use it over a (possibly) incompletely configured link.  Change the "route
add" to something like

route add default 129.38.252.50  (or correct IP of needed gateway...)

and you can use netstat -r -n to peek at things before the nameserver is
available over the network link....  If this still breaks, you're in a
better position to determine what's what.

... Joe

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Marquette Electronics, Inc. - Milwaukee, WI        jgreco@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx