The
utility opens the specified
device
Once carrier is asserted (if modem control is enabled)
attempts to login as the specified
user
with the given
password
Standard login: & Password: scheme assumed unless Annex option
specified (see
-A )
If successful, it puts the device into the slip line discipline,
calls
upscript
and goes to wait mode.
If carrier drops (modem control enabled) or a
SIGHUP
is sent to
,
it closes the device, calls
downscript
and attempts to repeat the dialup and login sequence.
If a
SIGTERM
is send to
,
it closes the device, calls
downscript
and exits.
When
called twice on the same device, previous copy killed by a
SIGTERM
before any operation.
The following options are available:
-d
Print out debugging information.
-b speed
Determine the baud rate used for
device
default value is 9600.
-t script_timeout
Set login script timeout in seconds, default value is 90.
-w retry_pause
Set connecting retry pause in seconds (increased from one retry to another),
default value is 60.
-W maxtries
Set maximum number of connection retries for one session,
default value is 6.
Value 0 means infinite count.
-s stringN
The optional
stringN
is written to
device
Return character is added automatically.
For a dialup modem,
the string is used to specify a dial sequence.
No string written by default.
You can specify several
-s stringN
arguments to use with each try, f.e.
several host phone numbers.
-A annexname
The
utility assumes it is connecting to a Xylogics Annex box and engages in an
appropriate dialog using the
user
and
password
arguments.
The
annexname
argument is a string that is used to match against the Annex prompt
to determine when a connection has been established.
-h
Use hardware (CTS/RTS) flow control for
device
Default value is no flow control.
-l
Disable modem control (waiting for carrier and carrier drop sense) for
device
Modem control is enabled by default.
-U upscript
Specify a script to run when a SLIP interface becomes connected.
This may
contain
ifconfig(8),
route(8),
and other appropriate commands.
The arguments that
are passed to the script are "slX up".
Default value is
/sbin/ifconfig
Dial sequence number (see
-s
passed via
LINE
environment variable.
-D downscript
Specify a script to run when a SLIP connection goes away.
The arguments that
are passed to the script are "slX down".
Default value is
/sbin/ifconfig
Dial sequence number (see
-s
passed via
LINE
environment variable.
-K keepalive
Set SLIP "keep alive" timeout in seconds.
If FRAME_END not received during this
time period, a reconnect will occur.
Active "out fill" timeout expected from other
side.
Default value is no timeout.
-O outfill
Set SLIP "out fill" timeout in seconds.
It causes at least one FRAME_END
to be sent during this timeout.
Needed for "keep alive" timeout on other side.
Default value is no timeout.
-S unit
Set SLIP unit number directly.
Use with caution, no check for two
interfaces with same number made.
Default is dynamic assignment.
-L
Use uucp-style device locking.
You need it unless you start
from external program which already does uucp locking.
Default case is no uucp locking to satisfy such programs.
