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authorMarkus Friedl <markus@cvs.openbsd.org>2003-12-08 10:03:44 +0000
committerMarkus Friedl <markus@cvs.openbsd.org>2003-12-08 10:03:44 +0000
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mention ifconfig create; sync synopsis like (Op Ar count). with jmc, deraadt
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-.\" $OpenBSD: sl.4,v 1.8 2003/06/02 23:30:12 millert Exp $
+.\" $OpenBSD: sl.4,v 1.9 2003/12/08 10:03:43 markus Exp $
.\" $NetBSD: sl.4,v 1.1 1996/08/10 21:26:14 explorer Exp $
.\"
.\" Copyright (c) 1983, 1991, 1993
@@ -37,14 +37,23 @@
.Nm sl
.Nd slip network interface
.Sh SYNOPSIS
-.Nm pseudo-device sl
-.Op Ar count
+.Cd "pseudo-device sl" Op Ar count
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
.Nm
interface allows serial lines to be used as network interfaces using the
.Em slip
protocol.
+.Pp
+An
+.Nm
+interface can be created at runtime using the
+.Ic ifconfig slN create
+command or by setting up a
+.Xr hostname.if 5
+configuration file for
+.Xr netstart 8 .
+.Pp
The
.Nm sl
interface can use Van Jacobson TCP header compression and ICMP filtering.