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.TH SLCONF 8C "28 November 1984"
.UC 4
.SH NAME
slconfig \- configure network serial interface parameters
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B /etc/slconfig
-a ttyname source-hostname destination-hostname [baudrate]

Or 

.B /etc/slconfig
-d interface-name
.SH DESCRIPTION
.I Slconfig
is used to define or to tear down a point-to-point link 
between two hosts via a serial interface. It
must be used at boot time to define the network address
of each serial interface present on a machine; it may also be used
to redefine an interface's address at a later time.
.PP
To add or redefine a serial interface, evoke 
.I slconfig
with the flag -a. To detach an interface from the network, evoke
.I slconfig
with the flag -d.
.PP 
The
.I ttyname
parameter is a terminal-device name, e.g., '/dev/ttyxx' or 'ttyxx'.
.I Slconfig
assigns a network interface name to the added serial line, e.g., the 
first added serial interface will be assigned
interface name 'sl0', the second 'sl1', and so on. The user must specify 
the assigned interface name when tearing down the link.
.PP 
The
.I source-hostname
and
.I destination-hostname
parameters specifies the source and destination hostnames which must
be defined in the database
.I /etc/hosts.
.PP 
The
.I interface-name
parameter is a string of the form 'slx', e.g. 'sl0'.
.PP 
The
.I baudrate
parameter is optional; the default baudrate is 9600.
The file 
.I <sys/ttydev.h>
contains the valid baudrates except for 
.I EXTB. 
WARNING: The baudrate selected has to be matched in both source and 
destination hosts for the serial interface to work properly.
.PP
Only the super-user may modify the configuration of a network interface.
.SH DIAGNOSTICS
Messages indicating the specified interface does not exit; the
requested address is unknown; the ttyname is invalid; the source,
destination hostname are bad values;
the user is not privileged and tried to alter an interface's configuration.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
ifconfig(8), rc(8), intro(4N), netstat(1), nstat(8)
.SH "BUGS"
.I
.I Slconfig
does not restore terminal-line attributes (line descipline and baudrate)
when unable to set the source and destination addresses.

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