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1.1     ! root        1: .TH SLCONF 8C "28 November 1984"
        !             2: .UC 4
        !             3: .SH NAME
        !             4: slconfig \- configure network serial interface parameters
        !             5: .SH SYNOPSIS
        !             6: .B /etc/slconfig
        !             7: -a ttyname source-hostname destination-hostname [baudrate]
        !             8: 
        !             9: Or 
        !            10: 
        !            11: .B /etc/slconfig
        !            12: -d interface-name
        !            13: .SH DESCRIPTION
        !            14: .I Slconfig
        !            15: is used to define or to tear down a point-to-point link 
        !            16: between two hosts via a serial interface. It
        !            17: must be used at boot time to define the network address
        !            18: of each serial interface present on a machine; it may also be used
        !            19: to redefine an interface's address at a later time.
        !            20: .PP
        !            21: To add or redefine a serial interface, evoke 
        !            22: .I slconfig
        !            23: with the flag -a. To detach an interface from the network, evoke
        !            24: .I slconfig
        !            25: with the flag -d.
        !            26: .PP 
        !            27: The
        !            28: .I ttyname
        !            29: parameter is a terminal-device name, e.g., '/dev/ttyxx' or 'ttyxx'.
        !            30: .I Slconfig
        !            31: assigns a network interface name to the added serial line, e.g., the 
        !            32: first added serial interface will be assigned
        !            33: interface name 'sl0', the second 'sl1', and so on. The user must specify 
        !            34: the assigned interface name when tearing down the link.
        !            35: .PP 
        !            36: The
        !            37: .I source-hostname
        !            38: and
        !            39: .I destination-hostname
        !            40: parameters specifies the source and destination hostnames which must
        !            41: be defined in the database
        !            42: .I /etc/hosts.
        !            43: .PP 
        !            44: The
        !            45: .I interface-name
        !            46: parameter is a string of the form 'slx', e.g. 'sl0'.
        !            47: .PP 
        !            48: The
        !            49: .I baudrate
        !            50: parameter is optional; the default baudrate is 9600.
        !            51: The file 
        !            52: .I <sys/ttydev.h>
        !            53: contains the valid baudrates except for 
        !            54: .I EXTB. 
        !            55: WARNING: The baudrate selected has to be matched in both source and 
        !            56: destination hosts for the serial interface to work properly.
        !            57: .PP
        !            58: Only the super-user may modify the configuration of a network interface.
        !            59: .SH DIAGNOSTICS
        !            60: Messages indicating the specified interface does not exit; the
        !            61: requested address is unknown; the ttyname is invalid; the source,
        !            62: destination hostname are bad values;
        !            63: the user is not privileged and tried to alter an interface's configuration.
        !            64: .SH "SEE ALSO"
        !            65: ifconfig(8), rc(8), intro(4N), netstat(1), nstat(8)
        !            66: .SH "BUGS"
        !            67: .I
        !            68: .I Slconfig
        !            69: does not restore terminal-line attributes (line descipline and baudrate)
        !            70: when unable to set the source and destination addresses.

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