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I understand that dip.3.3.4 and above are supposed to be able to
automatically capture the IP address assigned to you by your
slip server and use this information to set up the sl0 interface
and the routing tables.

But how?  There documentation supplied doesn't say, and there are
no relevant examples.

I see a tantalizing way to "get" a parameter from source "remote",
e.g.

        get $local remote

But dip just sits there after I do this...

Please help...

Thanks,

--Eric

Quote:

> I understand that dip.3.3.4 and above are supposed to be able to
> automatically capture the IP address assigned to you by your
> slip server and use this information to set up the sl0 interface
> and the routing tables.

> But how?  There documentation supplied doesn't say, and there are
> no relevant examples.

> I see a tantalizing way to "get" a parameter from source "remote",
> e.g.

>    get $local remote

> But dip just sits there after I do this...

send slip\r
get $locip remote
mode SLIP

Now, if only there were a way to make dip to put that ip address in
a file...

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Sorry, wrong answer. I was wondering myself how to use the script with the
dynamic address allocation and asked this question to the author. I wasn't
the first one to ask and got a "stock reply". Here is a quote:

the critical command line is the

get $local remote 10

<get> the command
<$local> the "variable" (I think that $local $remote $mtu (and maybe
    some others.. I would have to look at the src again..) can be set
    via this method.. I wanted to change the system to a more "variable"
    like system.. insted of a whole bunch of commands...
<remote>|<ask><"or a string"> if remote then it gets it from the serial
    line... (it is a mildly intellegent parser if the variable is for a
    IP# then it looks for 4 #'s seperated by "."
    if $mtu (or any other "number only") then it just gets the first X
    digits in a row.. if a "string" variable then it gets the next word
    until a " "

So you see, it's smart enough to recognize the ip address when it sees one.
Good job, Paul Mossip!

Here is his sample script:

  # Fetch the IP address of our target host.
main:

  # Set the desired serial port and speed.
  port modem
  speed 38400

  # Reset the modem and terminal line.
  reset

  # Prepare for dialing.
  send ATZ1\r
  wait OK 4
  if $errlvl != 0 goto error
  dial 932-0801
  if $errlvl != 0 goto error
  wait CONNECT 60
  if $errlvl != 0 goto error
  # We are connected.  Login to the system.
login:
  sleep 3
  send \r\n\r\n
  wait waller> 20
  if $errlvl != 0 goto error
  send login\n
  wait name: 10
  if $errlvl != 0 goto erro

  wait ord: 10
  if $errlvl != 0 goto error
  send password\n
  wait waller> 10
  if $errlvl != 0 goto error
  send slip\n
  wait ress: 10
  if $errlvl != 0 goto error
  send default\n
  wait SLIP 30
  if $errlvl != 0 goto error
  get $local remote 10
  if $errlvl != 0 goto error
  get $remote waller
done:
  print CONNECTED to $remote with address $rmtip we are $local
  default
  mode SLIP
  goto exit
error:
  print SLIP to $host failed.
exit:

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Quote:

>I understand that dip.3.3.4 and above are supposed to be able to
>automatically capture the IP address assigned to you by your
>slip server and use this information to set up the sl0 interface
>and the routing tables.

>But how?  There documentation supplied doesn't say, and there are
>no relevant examples.

>I see a tantalizing way to "get" a parameter from source "remote",
>e.g.

>    get $local remote

>But dip just sits there after I do this...

        SLIP-server> slip [ENTER]
        Your ip number is ....

Then you should wait for the string 'is' before 'get $local remote'
from the script:

        send slip\n
        wait is 20
        get $local remote

Hope this helps.

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