Management
Setting Up a Port for SLIP Access by an IP Host
When you configure a PC or computer as a dedicated SLIP host, you can
communicate directly with the network as an internet host making the
communications server virtually transparent.
You can configure an interactive device or a noninteractive device as a dedicated
SLIP host; the communications server, however, must be configured for use on a
TCP/IP network.
To configure a device as a dedicated SLIP host, perform the following:
1.
Disable flow control for the port, with the following command:
Local> DEFINE PORT FLOW CONTROL DISABLED
2.
Enable SLIP on the port with the following command:
Local> DEFINE PORT
port_number SLIP ENABLED
3.
Set the internet address of the device, using the following command:
Local> DEFINE PORT
port_number SLIP HOST address
4.
Set the packet size, if different from the default of 1006 bytes, using the
following command:
Local> DEFINE PORT
port_number SLIP MTU n
To connect, issue the following command:
Local> CONNECT SLIP
You can also establish temporary SLIP sessions if you do not want to dedicate a
port solely to SLIP sessions. Refer to Chapter 4 for details.
For a complete and detailed description of configuring SLIP hosts, refer to
"Configuring and Managing SLIP Ports" in Ethernet Communications Server
Management.
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