SLATTACH(8)							  SLATTACH(8)



NAME
       slattach - attach a network interface to a serial line

SYNOPSIS
       slattach [-dehlLmnqv] [-c command] [-p proto] [-s speed] [tty]

DESCRIPTION
       Slattach	 is  a	tiny  little program that can be used to put a normal
       terminal ("serial") line into one of  several  "network"	 modes,	 thus
       allowing you to use it for point-to-point links to other computers.

OPTIONS
       [-c command]
	      Execute  command	when the line is hung up. This can be used to
	      run scripts or re-establish connections when a link goes	down.

       [-d]   Enable  debugging	 output.  Useful when determining why a given
	      setup doesn't work.

       [-h]   Exit when the carrier is lost. This works on both /dev/tty  and
	      /dev/cua	devices	 by  directly  monitoring  the carrier status
	      every 15 seconds.	 [-v] Enable verbose output.  Useful in shell
	      scripts.

       [-q]   Operate in quiet mode - no messages at all.

       [-l]   Create an UUCP-style lockfile for the device in /var/lock.

       [-n]   Equivalent to the "mesg n" command.

       [-m]   Do not initialize the line into 8 bits raw mode.

       [-e]   Exit  right  after  initializing device, instead of waiting for
	      the line to hangup.

       [-L]   Enable 3 wire operation. The  terminal  is  moved	 into  CLOCAL
	      mode, carrier watching is disabled.

       [-p proto]
	      Set  a  specific	kind  of  protocol  to	use on the line.  The
	      default is set to cslip , i.e. compressed SLIP.  Other possible
	      values  are slip (normal SLIP), adaptive (adaptive CSLIP/SLIP),
	      ppp (Point-to-Point Protocol) and kiss  (a  protocol  used  for
	      communicating  with  AX.25  packet  radio	 terminal  node	 con-
	      trollers).  The special argument tty can be  used	 to  put  the
	      device  back into normal serial operation.  Using 'ppp' mode is
	      not normally useful as ppp requires an  additional  ppp  daemon
	      pppd  to	be active on the line. For kiss connections the axat-
	      tach program should be used.

       [-s speed]
	      Set a specific line speed, other than the default.

       If no arguments are given, the current  terminal	 line  (usually:  the
       login  device)  is  used.   Otherwise, an attempt is made to claim the
       indicated terminal port, lock it, and open it.

FILES
       /dev/cua* /var/lock/LCK.*

BUGS
       None known.

SEE ALSO
       axattach(8), dip(8) pppd(8), sliplogin(8).

AUTHORS
       Fred N. van Kempen, 
       Alan Cox, 
       Miquel van Smoorenburg, 
       George Shearer, 
       Yossi Gottlieb, 



				 12 Feb 1994			  SLATTACH(8)

UNIX/Linux commands referenced on this page:

1. links
2. link
3. setup
4. at
5. lockfile
6. mesg
7. raw
8. tty
9. as
10. pppd
11. login