Epson Multi-mode Data Controller MFJ-1278B - Manual (Page 204)

MFJ-1278B MULTI-MODE OPERATIONAL COMMANDS
CONNECT call1 [Via call2[,call3...,call9]] Mode: Packet Immediate Command
Parameters:
call1
Callsign of TNC to be connected to.
call2
Optional callsign of MFJ-1278B to be digipeated through. As many as eight
digipeat addresses can be specified.
The part of the command line in brackets, VIA call2[, call3...,call9] is optional. The double-
bracketed text, ,call3...,call9, is also optional, but would only be used if VIA call2 is
present. The brackets are not typed.
Each callsign may include an optional sub-station ID specified as -n immediately following
the callsign. The digipeat fields are specified in the order in which you want them to relay
the packets to the destination, call1.
CONNECT is an immediate command. It initiates a connect request to MFJ-1278B call1,
optionally through digipeaters. If NEWMODE is ON, the MFJ-1278B will immediately
enter Converse Mode or Transparent Mode, as specified by the command CONMODE. If
NEWMODE is OFF, the MFJ-1278B will enter Converse Mode or Transparent Mode when
the connection is successfully completed.
An error message is returned if the MFJ-1278B is in a connected state, or is already
attempting to connect or disconnect. If no response to the connect request occurs after the
number of attempts specified by RETRY, the command is aborted and a message is typed.
The MFJ-1278B returns to Command Mode if NEWMODE is ON. If NEWMODE is
OFF, the mode does not change, i.e. the MFJ-1278B remains in Command Mode.
For example, to connect to WA7GXD using N0ADI-1 (who is near your QTH) and
WD0ETZ (who is near GXD's QTH) as digipeaters, you would type
CONNECT WA7GXD VIA N0ADI-1,WD0ETZ
Packets coming back from WA7GXD access the digipeaters in the opposite order. Thus,
packets from WA7GXD will first be repeated by WD0ETZ, then by N0ADI-1.