Linux Setup
Here is how I setup a SLIP server, or SLIP-to-ethernet bridge,
on my Linux box.
I'm using slattach,
which unfortunately is not included in some of the later Linux distributions,
and comes in several variations.
You may be able to compile it for your Linux
from this slattach.c.
# $tty = desired serial port device (eg, /dev/ttyS0 for COM1)
# $host = name or IP of the linux host
# $ace = name or IP of the webACE
# $ifc = name of SLIP interface (eg, sl0)
# $ether = ethernet address of Linux host
# Make 38400 really mean 57600
setserial $tty spd_hi
# Set line discipline to SLIP, with hardware flow control.
slattach -h $tty 38400
# Configure IP address of interface and enable it
ifconfig $ifc $host pointopoint $ace mtu 1500 up
# Add route
route add -host $ace $ifc
# Enable proxy ARP
arp -s $ace $ether pub
# Turn on IP forwarding.
echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward
Created: Jan 4, 2000