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slhosts(4)
NAME
  slhosts - File containing information on how to configure SLIP links

DESCRIPTION
  The slhosts file is the file that contains information for configuring SLIP
  links.  If the system is configured to answer calls, the following events
  occur:

    ·  A getty process prompts for a login name.

    ·  If the login name matches a SLIP user entry in the /etc/passwd file,
       the startslip is run as the login shell.

    ·  The startslip program reads for the slhosts file for an entry matching
       the current login name.	If a matching entry is found, the line is
       configured as a SLIP link, using the information in the entry.

  Each entry in the slhosts file has the following syntax:

  login_name   remote_slip_ip	local_slip_ip	netmask option

  In this syntax:

  login_name
      Specifies the login name of remote dial-up host.	It is used to match
      the entry in this file.

  remote_slip_ip
      Specifies the SLIP host name or address of remote dial-up host.

  local_slip_ip
      Specifies the SLIP host name or address of local host.

  netmask
      Specifies the netmask to be used for the SLIP link.

  option
      Specifies a runtime option.  Specify debug for logging debug messages
      in the syslog daemon.log file.

  Comments are indicated by the comment character (#) and continue to the end
  of the line.

  Note that the slhosts file is a Context-Dependent Symbolic Link (CDSL) and
  must be maintained as such.  See the System Administration manual for more
  information.

FILES
  /etc/slhosts
      Path name for the slhosts file.

SEE ALSO
  Commands: startslip(8)

  Network Administration: Connections

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