1 .TH SLATTACH 8 "12 Feb 1994" "" ""
3 slattach \- attach a network interface to a serial line
5 .B "slattach [-dehlLmnqv] [-c command] [-p proto] [-s speed] [tty]"
9 is a tiny little program that can be used to put a normal terminal
10 ("serial") line into one of several "network" modes, thus allowing
11 you to use it for point-to-point links to other computers.
17 when the line is hung up. This can be used to run scripts or re-establish
18 connections when a link goes down.
21 Enable debugging output. Useful when determining why a given
25 Exit when the carrier is lost. This works on both /dev/tty and /dev/cua
26 devices by directly monitoring the carrier status every 15 seconds.
28 Enable verbose output. Useful in shell scripts.
31 Operate in quiet mode - no messages at all.
34 Create an UUCP-style lockfile for the device in /var/lock.
37 Equivalent to the "mesg n" command.
40 Do \fBnot\fP initialize the line into 8 bits raw mode.
43 Exit right after initializing device, instead of waiting for the
47 Enable 3 wire operation. The terminal is moved into CLOCAL mode,
48 carrier watching is disabled.
51 Set a specific kind of protocol to use on the line. The default
54 , i.e. compressed SLIP. Other possible values are
58 (adaptive CSLIP/SLIP),
60 (Point-to-Point Protocol)
63 (a protocol used for communicating with AX.25 packet radio terminal node controllers).
66 can be used to put the device back into normal serial operation.
67 Using 'ppp' mode is not normally useful as ppp requires an additional ppp daemon
69 to be active on the line. For kiss connections the
71 program should be used.
74 Set a specific line speed, other than the default.
76 If no arguments are given, the current terminal line (usually: the
77 login device) is used. Otherwise, an attempt is made to claim the
78 indicated terminal port, lock it, and open it.
80 .I /dev/cua* /var/lock/LCK.*
84 axattach(8), dip(8) pppd(8), sliplogin(8).
86 Fred N. van Kempen, <waltje@uwalt.nl.mugnet.org>
88 Alan Cox, <Alan.Cox@linux.org>
90 Miquel van Smoorenburg, <miquels@drinkel.ow.org>
92 George Shearer, <gshearer@one.net>
94 Yossi Gottlieb, <yogo@math.tau.ac.il>