Date:		December 16, 1993

Bulletin:	B-931216-1	

Subject:	Installing SLIP on a SPARCbook 2 with Solaris 1.1 SPARCbook Version A

The SPARCbook provides a facility to allow you to attach to a remote network
via the internal modem or serial port. This facility implements the standard
Serial Line IP (SLIP) and is used to transfer Internet packets between the
SPARCbook and remote hosts. SLIPtool, a DeskSet tool utilizing the OpenLook
user interface, allows a remote host to be selected from a menu and the SLIP
configuration to be altered before establishing a connection.

The Tadpole SLIP software needs be installed on a machine, referred to as the
SLIP host, that will provide the gateway to your network. The SLIP host can be
another SPARCbook or a Sun SPARC based workstation or server running SunOS
4.1.3 or later.

The following instructions assume a working knowledge of SunOS Systems Adminis-
tration. Please refer to the Sun System & Network Administration Guide or
contact your local system administrator for assistance.

On the SLIP host the following steps must be taken:

     1)Edit /etc/hosts to contain the IP addresses and names of the
       SPARCbook and SLIP host. The SLIP host should be aliased as sli-
       phost in /etc/hosts.

     2)A modem should be connected and a login process provided for the
       line.

     3)The file /etc/slip.conf and the directory /usr/slip must be copied
       from the Solaris 1.0.1 SPARCbook Version A CD that was supplied
       with your SPARCbook to the SLIP host. Mount the CD on the SLIP host
       as /cdrom, then execute the following:

             # cd /cdrom/SPARCbook2.OS
             # find etc/slip.conf usr/slip -print | cpio -pvumd /

     4)Edit /etc/rc.local to include the following lines:

             # 
       	     # Attempt to configure the SLIP interfaces from the directory 
	     # usr/slip
	     #
	     MODULE=`arch -k`
	     if [ -f /usr/slip/modules/slipmod-$MODULE.o ] 
	     then
	     modload /usr/slip/modules/slipmod-$MODULE.o >/dev/null 2>&1
	     fi

	You must reboot the SLIP host for these changes to take effect.




On the SPARCbook the following steps must be taken:


     1)Edit /etc/hosts to contain the IP addresses and names of the
       SPARCbook and SLIP host. The SLIP host should be aliased as sli-
       phost in /etc/hosts.

     2)Add /usr/slip/bin to the user's path.

     3)Edit /etc/uucp/Systems to contain a valid entry for the SLIP host.
       An example with a SLIP host name of sliphost, a login of name, and
       a password of slip would be as follows:

	sliphost Any ACU S38400 18005551234 in:--in: name rd: slip

If you should experience any problems with this procedure, please contact
Tadpole Technology at (800) 232-1881 and ask for SPARCbook Customer Support.

Sincerely,

SPARCbook Customer Support