Date: Fri, 30 Dec 1994 13:31:22 -0600 (CST) From: Steve Bartling <bartling@ibmoto.com> To: jgreco@brasil.moneng.mei.com (Joe Greco) Cc: bartling@ibmoto.com, freebsd-questions@freefall.cdrom.com, freebsd-hackers@freefall.cdrom.com Subject: Re: SLIP, help me, oh please HELP ME :-) Message-ID: <199412301931.NAA31027@bartling.ibmoto.com> In-Reply-To: <9412301556.AA08282@brasil.moneng.mei.com> from "Joe Greco" at Dec 30, 94 09:56:37 am
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> > > 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 > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Joe Greco - The Data Capture Fellow (and UNIX/Network Hacker) 414/362-3617 > Marquette Electronics, Inc. - Milwaukee, WI jgreco@brasil.moneng.mei.com >
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