startslip(1)

NAME

startslip - dial up and login to a slip server

SYNOPSIS

startslip [-d] [-b speed] [-s string1  [-s  string2  [...]]]
[-h] [-l] [-L]
          [-A annexname] [-U upscript] [-D downscript]
          [-t script_timeout] [-W maxtries] [-w retry_pause]
          [-K keepalive] [-O outfill] [-S unit] device  user
password

DESCRIPTION

The startslip utility opens the specified device. Once car

rier is
asserted (if modem control is enabled) startslip attempts to

login as the
specified user with the given password. Standard login: &

Password:
scheme assumed unless Annex option specified (see -A). If

successful, it
puts the device into the slip line discipline, calls

upscript and goes to
wait mode. If carrier drops (modem control enabled) or a

SIGHUP is sent
to startslip, it closes the device, calls downscript and at

tempts to
repeat the dialup and login sequence. If a SIGTERM is send

to startslip,
it closes the device, calls downscript and exits. When

startslip called
twice on the same device, previous copy killed by a SIGTERM

before any
operation.

The following options are available:

-d Print out debugging information.

-b speed

Determine the baud rate used for device, default

value is 9600.

-t script_timeout

Set login script timeout in seconds, default value

is 90.

-w retry_pause

Set connecting retry pause in seconds (increased

from one retry
to another), default value is 60.

-W maxtries

Set maximum number of connection retries for one

session, default
value is 6. Value 0 means infinite count.

-s stringN

The optional stringN is written to device. Return

character is
added automatically. For a dialup modem, the string

is used to
specify a dial sequence. No string written by de

fault. You can
specify several -s stringN arguments to use with

each try, f.e.
several host phone numbers.

-A annexname

The startslip utility assumes it is connecting to a

Xylogics
Annex box and engages in an appropriate dialog using

the user and
password arguments. The annexname argument is a

string that is
used to match against the Annex prompt to determine

when a connection has been established.

-h Use hardware (CTS/RTS) flow control for device. De

fault value is

no flow control.

-l Disable modem control (waiting for carrier and car

rier drop

sense) for device. Modem control is enabled by de

fault.

-U upscript

Specify a script to run when a SLIP interface be

comes connected.
This may contain ifconfig(8), route(8), and other

appropriate
commands. The arguments that are passed to the

script are "slX
up". Default value is /sbin/ifconfig. Dial se

quence number (see
-s) passed via LINE environment variable.

-D downscript

Specify a script to run when a SLIP connection goes

away. The
arguments that are passed to the script are "slX

down". Default
value is /sbin/ifconfig. Dial sequence number (see

-s) passed
via LINE environment variable.

-K keepalive

Set SLIP "keep alive" timeout in seconds. If

FRAME_END not
received during this time period, a reconnect will

occur. Active
"out fill" timeout expected from other side. De

fault value is no
timeout.

-O outfill

Set SLIP "out fill" timeout in seconds. It causes

at least one
FRAME_END to be sent during this timeout. Needed

for "keep
alive" timeout on other side. Default value is no

timeout.

-S unit

Set SLIP unit number directly. Use with caution, no

check for
two interfaces with same number made. Default is

dynamic assignment.

-L Use uucp-style device locking. You need it unless

you start

startslip from external program which already does

uucp locking.
Default case is no uucp locking to satisfy such pro

grams.

FILES

/var/run/startslip.<device>.pid pid stored here
/usr/share/examples/startslip/*

SEE ALSO

uustat(1) (ports/net/freebsd-uucp), slattach(8), sliplo

gin(8)

HISTORY

The startslip appeared in 4.4BSD.

BSD June 5, 1993

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