There are four main
files used to set up SLIP connections with the SLIP product:
Table 3-1 “Relationship
of SLIP and PPP Configuration Information” shows how the configuration
information in the files and fields used with SLIP relate to the
files and fields used with PPP.
Table 3-1 Relationship
of SLIP and PPP Configuration Information
SLIP Files | SLIP Fields | PPP Files | PPP Fields |
|---|
/etc/ppl/ppl.remotes | remote_host local_host mask protocol type uucp_name parity speed serial_line phone modem_control login_info command_name | | |
/etc/uucp/Systems | sysname time;retry device;protocol speed phone chat_script | /etc/ppp/Systems | name when device speed phone chat_script |
/etc/uucp/Devices | device_type device_file calling_unit speed dialer_token | /etc/ppp/Devices | dialer device speed option |
/etc/uucp/Dialers | modem_type chat_script | /etc/ppp/Dialers | dialer chat_script |
The /etc/ppl/ppl.remotes
file is the key to creating SLIP configuration files. The information
for every dialout or direct entry may be extracted from the /etc/ppl/ppl.remotes
file to construct the PPP configuration file. The dial-in entries
in the ppl.remotes file have no
corresponding place in the PPP configuration files.
The /etc/uucp/Dialers file
and /etc/ppp/Dialers file have
identical formats. The /etc/ppp/Dialers.ex
file is delivered with PPP-RUN. To avoid potential migration issues,
the /etc/uucp/Dialers file is copied
to the /etc/ppp/Dialers file during
the swinstall process. If there
is a need to move any entries from the /etc/ppp/Dialers.ex
file to the /etc/ppp/Dialers file,
it would be up to you, the system administrator, to do this. It
is also possible for you to create a /etc/ppp/Dialers.local
file for system-specific dialers.
For more information about PPP configuration files, refer
to the following: ppp.Dialers(4),
ppp.Devices(4), and ppp.Systems(4).
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