Attaches serial lines as network interfaces.
/usr/sbin/slattach TTYName [ BaudRate DialString [ DebugLevel ] ]
The /usr/sbin/slattach command assigns a TTY line to a network interface.
The slattach command is run by the /etc/rc.net file during system startup to automatically configure any Serial Line Internet Protocol (SLIP) network interfaces defined by the System Management Interface Tool (SMIT). SLIP interfaces can also be configured manually as shown in the examples section.
For a directly connected SLIP interface, broken connections are retried automatically without manual intervention. For a SLIP interface connected by modem, broken connections must be manually redialed. If a user supplies a dial string in the slattach command line, the user must re-enter the command and dial string to restore a broken connection.
To detach the interface, run the ifconfig Interface down command after terminating the slattach command. The Interface parameter is the name shown by the netstat command.
If configuring a slip interface from the command line, the /usr/sbin/ifconfig command must be invoked for the slip interface with the appropriate parameters and the slip tty line discipline must also be available in order for this command to succeed. To check if the slip tty line discipline is already loaded, run the command strinfo -m | grep slip. If no output is shown, the module has not yet been loaded. Load the module by issuing the command strload -m /usr/lib/drivers/slip.
slattach /dev/tty1
This command attaches tty1 to a network interface to be used by the SLIP.
slattach /dev/tty1 9600 '""AT OK \pATF1 OK \pATDT34335 CONNECT""'
/etc/uucp/Devices | Lists definitions of devices used for remote connections. |
The ifconfig command, netstat command, sliplogin command.
TCP/IP Network Interfaces in AIX 5L Version 5.2 System Management Guide: Communications and Networks.