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diff --git a/usr.sbin/sliplogin/sliplogin.8 b/usr.sbin/sliplogin/sliplogin.8 index 6f8a993..b73d20f 100644 --- a/usr.sbin/sliplogin/sliplogin.8 +++ b/usr.sbin/sliplogin/sliplogin.8 @@ -58,45 +58,6 @@ for slip (8-bit transparent i/o) and converted to line discipline. .Pp -The additional SLIP configuration file (if even present) is -.Pa /etc/sliphome/slip.slparms -but, if particular hosts need different configuration, the file -.Pa /etc/sliphome/slip.slparms. Ns Ar loginname -will be parsed instead if it exists. -.Ss Format of /etc/sliphome/slip.slparms* -Comments (lines starting with a `#') and blank lines (or started with -space) are ignored. -This file contains from one to three numeric parameters separated with spaces, -in order: -.Ar keepalive , -.Ar outfill -and -.Ar slunit . -.Bl -tag -width keepalive -.It Ar keepalive -Set SLIP "keep alive" timeout in seconds. If FRAME_END not received in this -timeout, -.Nm startslip -close line and exit. -Active "out fill" timeout expected from other -side. -Default value is no timeout (zero). -.It Ar outfill -Set SLIP "out fill" timeout in seconds. It cause at least one FRAME_END -will be sended during this timeout. -Needed for "keep alive" timeout on other side. -Default value is no timeout (zero). -.It Ar slunit -Set SLIP unit number directly. Use with caution, no check for two -interfaces with same number made. -Default is dynamic assignment. -.El -.Pp -If last two or one parameters ommited, they not affect corresponding SLIP -configuration. -If any of first two parameters is equal to zero, it does not affect -corresponding SLIP configuration. -.Pp Then a shell script is invoked to initialize the slip interface with the appropriate local and remote .Tn IP @@ -164,6 +125,44 @@ directly to .Xr ifconfig 8 . .Em Opt-args are optional arguments used to configure the line. +.Pp +.Sh FreeBSD Additions +An additional SLIP configuration file (if present) is +.Pa /etc/sliphome/slip.slparms . +If particular hosts need different configurations, the file +.Pa /etc/sliphome/slip.slparms. Ns Ar loginname +will be parsed instead if it exists. +.Ss Format of /etc/sliphome/slip.slparms* +Comments (lines starting with a `#') and blank lines (or started with +space) are ignored. +This file contains from one to three numeric parameters separated with spaces, +in order: +.Ar keepalive , +.Ar outfill +and +.Ar slunit . +.Bl -tag -width keepalive +.It Ar keepalive +Set SLIP "keep alive" timeout in seconds. If FRAME_END is not received in +this amount of time, +.Nm startslip +closes the line and exits. +Default value is no timeout (zero). +.It Ar outfill +Set SLIP "out fill" timeout in seconds. It forces at least one FRAME_END +to be sent during this timeout, which is necessary for the "keep alive" +timeout on the remote other side. +The default value is no timeout (zero). +.It Ar slunit +Set the SLIP unit number directly. Use with caution, because no check is made +for two interfaces with same number. +By default sliplogin dynamically assigns the unit number. +.El +.Pp +If latter two parameters are ommitted, they will not affect the +corresponding SLIP configuration. +If any of first two parameters is equal to zero, it will not affect +the corresponding SLIP configuration. .Sh EXAMPLE The normal use of .Nm sliplogin |