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

[Steve Bartling <bartling@xxxxxxxxxx>]

> 
> > 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


I forgot to mention that htp1 was defined in my /etc/hosts file.

I'll try this, thanks for the suggestion.

Anyone care to hazard a guess as to why this worked before but does not 
work now ?

- Steve Bartling

> 
> 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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