[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> I'm trying to get SLIP to work between two machines with a null cable.
> The problem:
>
> I do:
> ifconfig sl0 -pointopoint up
You would normally specify the IP address, e.g.
ifconfig sl0 192.168.1.1
or even both addresses, e.g.
ifconfig sl0 192.168.1.1 pointopoint 192.168.1.2
> then
> ifconfig sl0
>
> displays
>
> sl0 Link encap:VJ Serial Line IP
> inet addr:133.11.22.33 P-t-P:133.11.22.33 Mask:255.255.255.255
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~
> POINTOPOINT NOARP MULTICAST MTU:296 Metric:1
> RX packets:53 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
> compressed:0
> TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
> Collisions:0 compressed:0
Right. You haven't specified any IP address, so you get what you're
given.
> Notice the same addresses. The result is this machines slipline
> has the address of the partner. Is this normal ?
No. "normal" is when the ifconfig command has the IP address(es)
specified.
> No matter what, I can't get the machines to understand their own IP
> and that of the partner. (tried specifying the address after -pointopoint
> without luck....)
But did you try specifying the interface's IP address?
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Glynn Clements <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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