USRobotics NETServer/8 - Manual (Page 185)

Command Reference 10-35
Determining a Port’s Type
Three settings determine what type of connection a port per-
mits: User Login, Host Device and Network. The different port
types are discussed below.
The default settings for a port are User Login enabled, Host
Device disabled, and Network set to Dial In. This means that
the port may be used for login sessions using a terminal service
such as Telnet or for dial in PPP or SLIP connections, but may
not be used to dial out.
User Login
This setting allows login users to dial into the port. Once
authenticated, login users are connected to a host using a service
such Telnet or Rlogin. Use the following command:
set s<port #> login
If you want to set the port to both User Login and Host Device,
use the following command:
set s<port #> twoway /dev/<device name>
The <device name> field is described under Host Device, below.
You can also enable any of the Network port settings (except
Hardwired) by adding the network setting to the end of the
command. For example:
set s7 login network dialin
Information on parameters that apply to User Login ports can be
found in Dial In Port Parameters and User Login Port Parameters,
later in this section.
Host Device
A host device port allows IP users and hosts on the local net-
work to attach directly to the modem’s command line using a
login service such as Telnet or Rlogin. This allows local users to
share the port as a dial out modem.
Two Pseudo TTY drivers that support the NETServer are
available for UNIX hosts. A host running either one of these
drivers can use a NETServer modem configured as a Host
Device as if it were directly connected to the host’s serial port.