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SLIP has been removed from the base install as of

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FreeBSD 8.0. Therefore, remove last vestiges of SLIP
from this part of the handbook.

Note that the screenshots will be updated separately,
thanks to blackend@.

PR:             docs/145028
Submitted by:   Aiza (aiza21 at comclark dot com)
Approved by:    jkois (mentor)
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Benedict Reuschling 2010-07-13 19:10:21 +00:00
parent fd0db23876
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Notes: svn2git 2020-12-08 03:00:23 +00:00 
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@ -2436,7 +2436,7 @@ installation menus to retry whichever operations have failed.
chapter.</para>
<screen> User Confirmation Requested
Would you like to configure any Ethernet or SLIP/PPP network devices?
Would you like to configure any Ethernet or PPP network devices?
[ Yes ] No</screen>
@ -4800,7 +4800,7 @@ Please press any key to reboot.</screen>
<indexterm>
<primary>installation</primary>
<secondary>network</secondary>
<tertiary>serial (SLIP or PPP)</tertiary>
<tertiary>serial (PPP)</tertiary>
</indexterm>
<indexterm>
<primary>installation</primary>
@ -4813,8 +4813,8 @@ Please press any key to reboot.</screen>
<tertiary>Ethernet</tertiary>
</indexterm>
<para>There are three types of network installations available.
Ethernet (a standard Ethernet controller), Serial port
(SLIP or PPP), or Parallel port (PLIP (laplink cable)).</para>
Ethernet (a standard Ethernet controller), Serial port (PPP), or
Parallel port (PLIP (laplink cable)).</para>
<para>For the fastest possible network installation, an
Ethernet adapter is always a good choice! FreeBSD supports most
@ -4842,14 +4842,6 @@ Please press any key to reboot.</screen>
or ISP <emphasis>before</emphasis> trying this type of
installation.</para>
<para>The SLIP support is rather primitive, and limited primarily
to hard-wired links, such as a serial cable running between a
laptop computer and another computer. The link should be
hard-wired as the SLIP installation does not currently offer a
dialing capability; that facility is provided with the PPP
utility, which should be used in preference to SLIP whenever
possible.</para>
<para>If you are using a modem, then PPP is almost certainly
your only choice. Make sure that you have your service
provider's information handy as you will need to know it fairly