Module Name: src
Committed By: christos
Date: Mon Nov 12 00:56:26 UTC 2018
Modified Files:
src/sbin/slattach: slattach.8
Log Message:
Improve examples and netmask information (from Dan Plassche)
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cvs rdiff -u -r1.28 -r1.29 src/sbin/slattach/slattach.8
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Index: src/sbin/slattach/slattach.8
diff -u src/sbin/slattach/slattach.8:1.28 src/sbin/slattach/slattach.8:1.29
--- src/sbin/slattach/slattach.8:1.28 Sat Jul 8 13:22:14 2006
+++ src/sbin/slattach/slattach.8 Sun Nov 11 19:56:26 2018
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\" $NetBSD: slattach.8,v 1.28 2006/07/08 17:22:14 tsutsui Exp $
+.\" $NetBSD: slattach.8,v 1.29 2018/11/12 00:56:26 christos Exp $
.\"
.\" Copyright (c) 1986, 1991, 1993
.\" The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
.\"
.\" @(#)slattach.8 8.2 (Berkeley) 4/1/94
.\"
-.Dd July 8, 2006
+.Dd November 11, 2018
.Dt SLATTACH 8
.Os
.Sh NAME
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ or
interfaces.
These interfaces have to be created using the
.Xr ifconfig 8
+The resulting point-to-point link is not a broadcast interface
+and normally has a netmask of 255.255.255.255.
.Cm create
subcommand before the
.Nm
@@ -116,9 +118,19 @@ process.
is the name that is shown by
.Xr netstat 1 .
.Sh EXAMPLES
+Lock, initialize, and attach a line (on both sides):
.Bd -literal -offset indent -compact
-slattach ttyh8
-slattach \-s 4800 /dev/tty01
+cu -t -F [hard|soft] -l /dev/dty00
+ifconfig sl0 create
+slattach -l -t slip /dev/dty00
+.Ed
+On the local side:
+.Bd -literal -offset indent -compact
+ifconfig sl0 inet 10.0.0.2 10.0.0.1 netmask 255.255.255.255
+.Ed
+On the remote side:
+.Bd -literal -offset indent -compact
+ifconfig sl0 inet 10.0.0.1 10.0.0.2 netmask 255.255.255.255
.Ed
.Sh DIAGNOSTICS
Messages indicating that the specified interface is not configured or created,
