Re-write new stuff in English.

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Nate Williams 1995-10-25 18:58:40 +00:00
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@ -58,45 +58,6 @@ for slip (8-bit transparent i/o) and converted to
line
discipline.
.Pp
The additional SLIP configuration file (if even present) is
.Pa /etc/sliphome/slip.slparms
but, if particular hosts need different configuration, the file
.Pa /etc/sliphome/slip.slparms. Ns Ar loginname
will be parsed instead if it exists.
.Ss Format of /etc/sliphome/slip.slparms*
Comments (lines starting with a `#') and blank lines (or started with
space) are ignored.
This file contains from one to three numeric parameters separated with spaces,
in order:
.Ar keepalive ,
.Ar outfill
and
.Ar slunit .
.Bl -tag -width keepalive
.It Ar keepalive
Set SLIP "keep alive" timeout in seconds. If FRAME_END not received in this
timeout,
.Nm startslip
close line and exit.
Active "out fill" timeout expected from other
side.
Default value is no timeout (zero).
.It Ar outfill
Set SLIP "out fill" timeout in seconds. It cause at least one FRAME_END
will be sended during this timeout.
Needed for "keep alive" timeout on other side.
Default value is no timeout (zero).
.It Ar slunit
Set SLIP unit number directly. Use with caution, no check for two
interfaces with same number made.
Default is dynamic assignment.
.El
.Pp
If last two or one parameters ommited, they not affect corresponding SLIP
configuration.
If any of first two parameters is equal to zero, it does not affect
corresponding SLIP configuration.
.Pp
Then a shell script is invoked to initialize the slip
interface with the appropriate local and remote
.Tn IP
@ -164,6 +125,44 @@ directly to
.Xr ifconfig 8 .
.Em Opt-args
are optional arguments used to configure the line.
.Pp
.Sh FreeBSD Additions
An additional SLIP configuration file (if present) is
.Pa /etc/sliphome/slip.slparms .
If particular hosts need different configurations, the file
.Pa /etc/sliphome/slip.slparms. Ns Ar loginname
will be parsed instead if it exists.
.Ss Format of /etc/sliphome/slip.slparms*
Comments (lines starting with a `#') and blank lines (or started with
space) are ignored.
This file contains from one to three numeric parameters separated with spaces,
in order:
.Ar keepalive ,
.Ar outfill
and
.Ar slunit .
.Bl -tag -width keepalive
.It Ar keepalive
Set SLIP "keep alive" timeout in seconds. If FRAME_END is not received in
this amount of time,
.Nm startslip
closes the line and exits.
Default value is no timeout (zero).
.It Ar outfill
Set SLIP "out fill" timeout in seconds. It forces at least one FRAME_END
to be sent during this timeout, which is necessary for the "keep alive"
timeout on the remote other side.
The default value is no timeout (zero).
.It Ar slunit
Set the SLIP unit number directly. Use with caution, because no check is made
for two interfaces with same number.
By default sliplogin dynamically assigns the unit number.
.El
.Pp
If latter two parameters are ommitted, they will not affect the
corresponding SLIP configuration.
If any of first two parameters is equal to zero, it will not affect
the corresponding SLIP configuration.
.Sh EXAMPLE
The normal use of
.Nm sliplogin