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diff --git a/usr.sbin/sysinstall/help/tcp.hlp b/usr.sbin/sysinstall/help/tcp.hlp index 2dccb2e..774bf2c 100644 --- a/usr.sbin/sysinstall/help/tcp.hlp +++ b/usr.sbin/sysinstall/help/tcp.hlp @@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ This screen allows you to set up your general network parameters (hostname, domain name, DNS server, etc) as well as the settings for a given interface (which was selected from the menu before this screen). +PLIP/SLIP users - please read through to the end of this doc! + You can move through the fields with the TAB, BACK-TAB and RETURN keys. To edit a field, use DELETE or BACKSPACE. You may also use ^A (control-A) to go to the beginning of the line, ^E (control-E) to go @@ -10,18 +12,21 @@ to go backward one character, ^D (control-D) to delete the character under the cursor and ^K (control-K) to delete to the end of the line. Basically, the standard EMACS motion sequences. -The ``Extra options to ifconfig'' is kind of special (read: a hack :-). +The "Extra options to ifconfig" field is kind of special (read: a +hack :-): + +If you're running SLIP or PLIP, you also need to use it for specifying +the remote end of the link (simply type the foreign IP address in). -You can use it for specifying the foreign side of a PLIP or SLIP line -(simply type the foreign address in) as well as selecting a given -"link" on an ethernet card that has more than one (e.g. AUI, 10BT, -10B2, etc). The following links are recognized: +If you're dealing with an ethernet adaptor with multiple "link" +connectors (e.g. AUI, 10BT, 10B2, etc), you can use this field to +specify which one to use. The following links are recognized: link0 - AUI * highest precedence link1 - BNC link2 - UTP * lowest precedence That is to say that you can enter one of "link0", "link1" or "link2" -into the `Extra options' field to select a different link. +into this field to select a different link. When you're done with this form, select OK. |