Go to main content
oracle home
Managing Serial Networks Using UUCP and PPP in Oracle
®
Solaris 11.3
Exit Print View
Search Term
Search Scope:
This Document
Entire Library
» ...
Documentation Home
»
Oracle Solaris 11.3 Information Library
»
Managing Serial Networks Using UUCP and PPP in ...
Updated: October 2017
Managing Serial Networks Using UUCP and PPP in Oracle
®
Solaris 11.3
Document Information
Using This Documentation
Product Documentation Library
Feedback
Chapter 1 About Solaris Point-to-Point Protocol 4.0
Oracle Solaris PPP 4.0 Basics
Oracle Solaris PPP 4.0 Compatibility
Which Version of Oracle Solaris PPP to Use
Why Use Oracle Solaris PPP 4.0?
Oracle Solaris PPP 4.0 Upgrade Path
Where to Go for More Information About PPP
Professional Reference Books About PPP
Requests for Comments (RFCs) About PPP
Man Pages About PPP
PPP Configurations and Terminology
Dial-up PPP Overview
Parts of the Dial-up PPP Link
Using ISDN Terminal Adapters With a Dial-out Machine
What Happens During Dial-up Communications
Leased-Line PPP Overview
Comparison of Dial-up and Leased-Line Links
Parts of a Leased-Line PPP Link
What Happens During Leased-Line Communications
PPP Authentication
Authenticators and Authenticatees
PPP Authentication Protocols
Why Use PPP Authentication?
Support for DSL Users Through PPPoE
PPPoE Overview
Parts of a PPPoE Configuration
PPPoE Consumers
PPPoE at a Telephone Company
PPPoE at a Service Provider
Security on a PPPoE Tunnel
Chapter 2 Planning for the Point-to-Point Protocol Link
Overall PPP Planning (Task Map)
Planning a Dial-up PPP Link
Before You Set Up the Dial-out Machine
Before You Set Up the Dial-in Server
Example of a Configuration for Dial-up PPP
Where to Go for More Information About Dial-up PPP
Planning a Leased-Line Link
Before You Set Up the Leased-Line Link
Hardware That Is Needed for a Leased-Line Link
Information to Be Gathered for the Leased-Line Link
Example of a Configuration for a Leased-Line Link
Where to Go for More Information About Leased Lines
Planning for Authentication on a Link
Before You Set Up PPP Authentication
Examples of PPP Authentication Configurations
Example of a Configuration Using PAP Authentication
Example of a Configuration Using CHAP Authentication
Where to Go for More Information About Authentication
Planning for DSL Support Over a PPPoE Tunnel
Before You Set Up a PPPoE Tunnel
Before Configuring a PPPoE Client
Before Configuring a PPPoE Server
Example of a Configuration for a PPPoE Tunnel
Example of a PPPoE Client Configuration
Example of a PPPoE Server Configuration
Where to Get More Information About PPPoE
Chapter 3 Setting Up a Dial-up Point-to-Point Protocol Link
Major Tasks for Setting Up the Dial-up PPP Link (Task Map)
Configuring the Dial-out Machine
Tasks for Configuring the Dial-out Machine (Task Map)
Dial-up PPP Template Files
Configuring Devices on the Dial-out Machine
How to Configure the Modem and Serial Port (Dial-out Machine)
Configuring Communications on the Dial-out Machine
How to Define Communications Over the Serial Line
How to Create the Instructions for Calling a Peer
How to Define the Connection With an Individual Peer
Configuring the Dial-in Server
Tasks for Configuring the Dial-in Server (Task Map)
Configuring Devices on the Dial-in Server
How to Configure the Modem and Serial Port (Dial-in Server)
How to Set the Modem Speed
Setting Up Users of the Dial-in Server
How to Configure Users of the Dial-in Server
Configuring Communications Over the Dial-in Server
How to Define Communications Over the Serial Line (Dial-in Server)
Calling the Dial-in Server
How to Call the Dial-in Server
Chapter 4 Setting Up a Leased-Line Point-to-Point Protocol Link
Setting Up a Leased Line (Task Map)
Configuring Synchronous Devices on the Leased Line
Prerequisites for Synchronous Devices Setup
How to Configure Synchronous Devices
Configuring a Machine on the Leased Line
Prerequisites for Configuring the Local Machine on a Leased Line
How to Configure a Machine on a Leased Line
Chapter 5 Setting Up Point-to-Point Protocol Authentication
Configuring PPP Authentication (Task Map)
Configuring PAP Authentication
Setting Up PAP Authentication (Task Maps)
Configuring PAP Authentication on the Dial-in Server
How to Create a PAP Credentials Database (Dial-in Server)
Modifying the PPP Configuration Files for PAP (Dial-in Server)
How to Add PAP Support to the PPP Configuration Files (Dial-in Server)
Configuring PAP Authentication for Trusted Callers (Dial-out Machines)
How to Configure PAP Authentication Credentials for the Trusted Callers
Modifying PPP Configuration Files for PAP (Dial-out Machine)
How to Add PAP Support to the PPP Configuration Files (Dial-out Machine)
Configuring CHAP Authentication
Setting Up CHAP Authentication (Task Maps)
Configuring CHAP Authentication on the Dial-in Server
How to Create a CHAP Credentials Database (Dial-in Server)
Modifying the PPP Configuration Files for CHAP (Dial-in Server)
How to Add CHAP Support to the PPP Configuration Files (Dial-in Server)
Configuring CHAP Authentication for Trusted Callers (Dial-out Machines)
How to Configure CHAP Authentication Credentials for the Trusted Callers
Adding CHAP to the Configuration Files (Dial-out Machine)
How to Add CHAP Support to the PPP Configuration Files (Dial-out Machine)
Chapter 6 Setting Up a PPP Over Ethernet Tunnel
Major Tasks for Setting Up a PPPoE Tunnel (Task Maps)
Setting Up the PPPoE Client
Prerequisites for Setting Up the PPPoE Client
How to Configure an Interface for a PPPoE Client
How to Define a PPPoE Access Server Peer
Setting Up a PPPoE Access Server
How to Set Up a PPPoE Access Server
How to Modify an Existing /etc/ppp/pppoe File
How to Restrict the Use of an Interface to Particular Clients
Chapter 7 Troubleshooting Common Point-to-Point Protocol Problems
Solving PPP Problems (Task Map)
Tools for Troubleshooting PPP
How to Obtain Diagnostic Information From pppd
How to Turn on PPP Debugging
Solving PPP-Related and PPPoE-Related Problems
How to Diagnose Network Problems
Common Network Problems That Affect PPP
How to Diagnose and Fix Communications Problems
General Communications Problems That Affect PPP
How to Diagnose Problems With the PPP Configuration
Common PPP Configuration Problems
How to Diagnose Modem Problems
How to Obtain Debugging Information for Chat Scripts
Common Chat Script Problems
How to Diagnose and Fix Serial-Line Speed Problems
How to Obtain Diagnostic Information for PPPoE
Fixing Leased-Line Problems
Diagnosing and Fixing Authentication Problems
Chapter 8 Oracle Solaris PPP 4.0 (Reference)
Using PPP Options in Files and on the Command Line
Where to Define PPP Options
How PPP Options Are Processed
How PPP Configuration File Privileges Work
User Privileges
File Privileges
Effects of Option Privileges
/etc/ppp/options Configuration File
/etc/ppp/options.tmpl Template
Where to Find Examples of the /etc/ppp/options Files
/etc/ppp/options.ttyname Configuration File
Using /etc/ppp/options.ttyname on a Dial-in Server
Using /etc/ppp/options.ttyname on a Dial-out Machine
options.ttya.tmpl Template File
Where to Find Examples of the /etc/ppp/options.ttyname Files
Configuring User-Specific Options
Configuring $HOME/.ppprc on a Dial-in Server
Configuring $HOME/.ppprc on a Dial-out Machine
Specifying Information for Communicating With the Dial-in Server
/etc/ppp/peers/peer-name File
/etc/ppp/peers/myisp.tmpl Template File
Where to Find Examples of the /etc/ppp/peers/peer-name Files
Configuring Modem Speed for a Dial-up Link
Defining the Conversation on the Dial-up Link
Contents of the Chat Script
Chat Script Examples
Basic Modem Chat Script
/etc/ppp/myisp-chat.tmpl Chat Script Template
Modem Chat Script for Calling an ISP
Basic Chat Script Enhanced for a UNIX Login
Chat Script for External ISDN TA
Invoking the Chat Script
How to Invoke a Chat Script (Task)
Creating a Chat File That Is Executable
How to Create an Executable Chat Program
Authenticating Callers on a Link
Password Authentication Protocol (PAP)
/etc/ppp/pap-secrets File
Creating PAP Passwords
What Happens During PAP Authentication
Using the login Option With /etc/ppp/pap-secrets
Challenge-Handshake Authentication Protocol (CHAP)
/etc/ppp/chap-secrets File
What Happens During CHAP Authentication
Creating an IP Addressing Scheme for Callers
Assigning Dynamic IP Addresses to Callers
Assigning Static IP Addresses to Callers
Assigning IP Addresses by sppp Unit Number
Creating PPPoE Tunnels for DSL Support
Files for Configuring Interfaces for PPPoE
/etc/ppp/pppoe.if File
/usr/sbin/sppptun Command
Examples of sppptun Commands for Administering Interfaces
PPPoE Access Server Commands and Files
/usr/lib/inet/pppoed Daemon
/etc/ppp/pppoe File
/etc/ppp/pppoe.device File
pppoe.so Plugin
Using PPPoE and PPP Files to Configure an Access Server
PPPoE Client Commands and Files
/usr/lib/inet/pppoec Utility
pppoe.so Shared Object
/etc/ppp/peers/peer-name File for Defining an Access Server Peer
Chapter 9 Migrating From Asynchronous Oracle Solaris PPP to Oracle Solaris PPP 4.0 (Tasks)
Before Converting asppp Files
Example of the /etc/asppp.cf Configuration File
Example of the /etc/uucp/Systems File
Example of the /etc/uucp/Devices File
Example of the /etc/uucp/Dialers File
Running the asppp2pppd Conversion Script (Tasks)
Task Prerequisites
How to Convert From asppp to Oracle Solaris PPP 4.0
How to View the Results of the Conversion
Chapter 10 About UNIX-to-UNIX Copy Program
UUCP Hardware Configurations
UUCP Software
UUCP Daemons
UUCP Administrative Programs
UUCP User Programs
UUCP Database Files
Configuring UUCP Database Files
Chapter 11 Administering UUCP
UUCP Administration (Task Map)
Adding UUCP Logins
How to Add UUCP Logins
Starting UUCP
How to Start UUCP
uudemon.poll Shell Script
uudemon.hour Shell Script
uudemon.admin Shell Script
uudemon.cleanup Shell Script
Running UUCP Over TCP/IP
How to Activate UUCP for TCP/IP
UUCP Security and Maintenance
Setting Up UUCP Security
Regular UUCP Maintenance
Email for UUCP
UUCP Public Directory
Troubleshooting UUCP
How to Check for Faulty Modems or ACUs
How to Debug Transmissions
Checking the UUCP /etc/uucp/Systems File
Checking UUCP Error Messages
Checking Basic Information
Chapter 12 UUCP Files
UUCP /etc/uucp/Systems File
System-Name Field in /etc/uucp/Systems File
Time Field in /etc/uucp/Systems File
day Portion of Time Field
time Portion of Time Field
retry Portion of Time Field
Type Field in /etc/uucp/Systems File
Speed Field in /etc/uucp/Systems File
Phone Field in /etc/uucp/Systems File
Chat-Script Field in /etc/uucp/Systems File
Enabling Dialback Through the Chat Script
Hardware Flow Control in /etc/uucp/Systems File
Setting Parity in /etc/uucp/Systems File
UUCP /etc/uucp/Devices File
Type Field in /etc/uucp/Devices File
–Direct Keyword
–ACU Keyword
Port Selector
System-Name Variable
Type Fields in Devices File and Systems File
Line Field in the /etc/uucp/Devices File
Line2 Field in the /etc/uucp/Devices File
Class Field in the /etc/uucp/Devices File
Dialer-Token-Pairs Field in the /etc/uucp/Devices File
Structure of the Dialer-Token-Pairs Field in the /etc/uucp/Devices File
Protocol Definitions in /etc/uucp/Devices File
UUCP /etc/uucp/Dialers File
Enabling Hardware Flow Control in the /etc/uucp/Dialers File
Setting Parity in the /etc/uucp/Dialers File
Other Basic UUCP Configuration Files
UUCP /etc/uucp/Dialcodes File
UUCP /etc/uucp/Sysfiles File
UUCP /etc/uucp/Sysname File
UUCP /etc/uucp/Permissions File
UUCP Structuring Entries
UUCP Considerations
UUCP –REQUEST Option
UUCP –SENDFILES Option
UUCP –MYNAME Option
UUCP –READ and –WRITE Options
UUCP –NOREAD and –NOWRITE Options
UUCP –CALLBACK Option
UUCP –COMMANDS Option
UUCP –VALIDATE Option
UUCP MACHINE Entry for OTHER
Combining MACHINE and LOGNAME Entries for UUCP
UUCP Forwarding
UUCP /etc/uucp/Poll File
UUCP /etc/uucp/Config File
UUCP/etc/uucp/Grades File
UUCP User-job-grade Field
UUCP System-job-grade Field
Relationship Between User and System Job Grades
Default Grade
UUCP Job-size Field
UUCP Permit-type Field
UUCP ID-list Field
Other UUCP Configuration Files
UUCP /etc/uucp/Devconfig File
UUCP /etc/uucp/Limits File
UUCP remote.unknown File
UUCP Administrative Files
UUCP Error Messages
UUCP ASSERT Error Messages
UUCP STATUS Error Messages
UUCP Numerical Error Messages
Index
Index Numbers and Symbols
Index A
Index B
Index C
Index D
Index E
Index F
Index G
Index H
Index I
Index J
Index K
Index L
Index M
Index N
Index O
Index P
Index Q
Index R
Index S
Index T
Index U
Index V
Index W
Index X
Language:
English
Managing Serial Networks Using UUCP and PPP in Oracle
®
Solaris 11.3
October 2017
Describes how to enable the PPP and UUCP services to provide serial networking.
Document Information
Using This Documentation
Product Documentation Library
Feedback
1 About Solaris Point-to-Point Protocol 4.0
Oracle Solaris PPP 4.0 Basics
Oracle Solaris PPP 4.0 Compatibility
Which Version of Oracle Solaris PPP to Use
Why Use Oracle Solaris PPP 4.0?
Oracle Solaris PPP 4.0 Upgrade Path
Where to Go for More Information About PPP
Professional Reference Books About PPP
Requests for Comments (RFCs) About PPP
Man Pages About PPP
PPP Configurations and Terminology
Dial-up PPP Overview
Parts of the Dial-up PPP Link
Using ISDN Terminal Adapters With a Dial-out Machine
What Happens During Dial-up Communications
Leased-Line PPP Overview
Comparison of Dial-up and Leased-Line Links
Parts of a Leased-Line PPP Link
What Happens During Leased-Line Communications
PPP Authentication
Authenticators and Authenticatees
PPP Authentication Protocols
Why Use PPP Authentication?
Support for DSL Users Through PPPoE
PPPoE Overview
Parts of a PPPoE Configuration
PPPoE Consumers
PPPoE at a Telephone Company
PPPoE at a Service Provider
Security on a PPPoE Tunnel
2 Planning for the Point-to-Point Protocol Link
Overall PPP Planning (Task Map)
Planning a Dial-up PPP Link
Before You Set Up the Dial-out Machine
Before You Set Up the Dial-in Server
Example of a Configuration for Dial-up PPP
Where to Go for More Information About Dial-up PPP
Planning a Leased-Line Link
Before You Set Up the Leased-Line Link
Hardware That Is Needed for a Leased-Line Link
Information to Be Gathered for the Leased-Line Link
Example of a Configuration for a Leased-Line Link
Where to Go for More Information About Leased Lines
Planning for Authentication on a Link
Before You Set Up PPP Authentication
Examples of PPP Authentication Configurations
Example of a Configuration Using PAP Authentication
Example of a Configuration Using CHAP Authentication
Where to Go for More Information About Authentication
Planning for DSL Support Over a PPPoE Tunnel
Before You Set Up a PPPoE Tunnel
Before Configuring a PPPoE Client
Before Configuring a PPPoE Server
Example of a Configuration for a PPPoE Tunnel
Example of a PPPoE Client Configuration
Example of a PPPoE Server Configuration
Where to Get More Information About PPPoE
3 Setting Up a Dial-up Point-to-Point Protocol Link
Major Tasks for Setting Up the Dial-up PPP Link (Task Map)
Configuring the Dial-out Machine
Tasks for Configuring the Dial-out Machine (Task Map)
Dial-up PPP Template Files
Configuring Devices on the Dial-out Machine
How to Configure the Modem and Serial Port (Dial-out Machine)
Configuring Communications on the Dial-out Machine
How to Define Communications Over the Serial Line
How to Create the Instructions for Calling a Peer
How to Define the Connection With an Individual Peer
Configuring the Dial-in Server
Tasks for Configuring the Dial-in Server (Task Map)
Configuring Devices on the Dial-in Server
How to Configure the Modem and Serial Port (Dial-in Server)
How to Set the Modem Speed
Setting Up Users of the Dial-in Server
How to Configure Users of the Dial-in Server
Configuring Communications Over the Dial-in Server
How to Define Communications Over the Serial Line (Dial-in Server)
Calling the Dial-in Server
How to Call the Dial-in Server
4 Setting Up a Leased-Line Point-to-Point Protocol Link
Setting Up a Leased Line (Task Map)
Configuring Synchronous Devices on the Leased Line
Prerequisites for Synchronous Devices Setup
How to Configure Synchronous Devices
Configuring a Machine on the Leased Line
Prerequisites for Configuring the Local Machine on a Leased Line
How to Configure a Machine on a Leased Line
5 Setting Up Point-to-Point Protocol Authentication
Configuring PPP Authentication (Task Map)
Configuring PAP Authentication
Setting Up PAP Authentication (Task Maps)
Configuring PAP Authentication on the Dial-in Server
How to Create a PAP Credentials Database (Dial-in Server)
Modifying the PPP Configuration Files for PAP (Dial-in Server)
How to Add PAP Support to the PPP Configuration Files (Dial-in Server)
Configuring PAP Authentication for Trusted Callers (Dial-out Machines)
How to Configure PAP Authentication Credentials for the Trusted Callers
Modifying PPP Configuration Files for PAP (Dial-out Machine)
How to Add PAP Support to the PPP Configuration Files (Dial-out Machine)
Configuring CHAP Authentication
Setting Up CHAP Authentication (Task Maps)
Configuring CHAP Authentication on the Dial-in Server
How to Create a CHAP Credentials Database (Dial-in Server)
Modifying the PPP Configuration Files for CHAP (Dial-in Server)
How to Add CHAP Support to the PPP Configuration Files (Dial-in Server)
Configuring CHAP Authentication for Trusted Callers (Dial-out Machines)
How to Configure CHAP Authentication Credentials for the Trusted Callers
Adding CHAP to the Configuration Files (Dial-out Machine)
How to Add CHAP Support to the PPP Configuration Files (Dial-out Machine)
6 Setting Up a PPP Over Ethernet Tunnel
Major Tasks for Setting Up a PPPoE Tunnel (Task Maps)
Setting Up the PPPoE Client
Prerequisites for Setting Up the PPPoE Client
How to Configure an Interface for a PPPoE Client
How to Define a PPPoE Access Server Peer
Setting Up a PPPoE Access Server
How to Set Up a PPPoE Access Server
How to Modify an Existing /etc/ppp/pppoe File
How to Restrict the Use of an Interface to Particular Clients
7 Troubleshooting Common Point-to-Point Protocol Problems
Solving PPP Problems (Task Map)
Tools for Troubleshooting PPP
How to Obtain Diagnostic Information From pppd
How to Turn on PPP Debugging
Solving PPP-Related and PPPoE-Related Problems
How to Diagnose Network Problems
Common Network Problems That Affect PPP
How to Diagnose and Fix Communications Problems
General Communications Problems That Affect PPP
How to Diagnose Problems With the PPP Configuration
Common PPP Configuration Problems
How to Diagnose Modem Problems
How to Obtain Debugging Information for Chat Scripts
Common Chat Script Problems
How to Diagnose and Fix Serial-Line Speed Problems
How to Obtain Diagnostic Information for PPPoE
Fixing Leased-Line Problems
Diagnosing and Fixing Authentication Problems
8 Oracle Solaris PPP 4.0 (Reference)
Using PPP Options in Files and on the Command Line
Where to Define PPP Options
How PPP Options Are Processed
How PPP Configuration File Privileges Work
User Privileges
File Privileges
Effects of Option Privileges
/etc/ppp/options Configuration File
/etc/ppp/options.tmpl Template
Where to Find Examples of the /etc/ppp/options Files
/etc/ppp/options.ttyname Configuration File
Using /etc/ppp/options.ttyname on a Dial-in Server
Using /etc/ppp/options.ttyname on a Dial-out Machine
options.ttya.tmpl Template File
Where to Find Examples of the /etc/ppp/options.ttyname Files
Configuring User-Specific Options
Configuring $HOME/.ppprc on a Dial-in Server
Configuring $HOME/.ppprc on a Dial-out Machine
Specifying Information for Communicating With the Dial-in Server
/etc/ppp/peers/peer-name File
/etc/ppp/peers/myisp.tmpl Template File
Where to Find Examples of the /etc/ppp/peers/peer-name Files
Configuring Modem Speed for a Dial-up Link
Defining the Conversation on the Dial-up Link
Contents of the Chat Script
Chat Script Examples
Basic Modem Chat Script
/etc/ppp/myisp-chat.tmpl Chat Script Template
Modem Chat Script for Calling an ISP
Basic Chat Script Enhanced for a UNIX Login
Chat Script for External ISDN TA
Invoking the Chat Script
How to Invoke a Chat Script (Task)
Creating a Chat File That Is Executable
How to Create an Executable Chat Program
Authenticating Callers on a Link
Password Authentication Protocol (PAP)
/etc/ppp/pap-secrets File
Creating PAP Passwords
What Happens During PAP Authentication
Using the login Option With /etc/ppp/pap-secrets
Challenge-Handshake Authentication Protocol (CHAP)
/etc/ppp/chap-secrets File
What Happens During CHAP Authentication
Creating an IP Addressing Scheme for Callers
Assigning Dynamic IP Addresses to Callers
Assigning Static IP Addresses to Callers
Assigning IP Addresses by sppp Unit Number
Creating PPPoE Tunnels for DSL Support
Files for Configuring Interfaces for PPPoE
/etc/ppp/pppoe.if File
/usr/sbin/sppptun Command
Examples of sppptun Commands for Administering Interfaces
PPPoE Access Server Commands and Files
/usr/lib/inet/pppoed Daemon
/etc/ppp/pppoe File
/etc/ppp/pppoe.device File
pppoe.so Plugin
Using PPPoE and PPP Files to Configure an Access Server
PPPoE Client Commands and Files
/usr/lib/inet/pppoec Utility
pppoe.so Shared Object
/etc/ppp/peers/peer-name File for Defining an Access Server Peer
9 Migrating From Asynchronous Oracle Solaris PPP to Oracle Solaris PPP 4.0 (Tasks)
Before Converting asppp Files
Example of the /etc/asppp.cf Configuration File
Example of the /etc/uucp/Systems File
Example of the /etc/uucp/Devices File
Example of the /etc/uucp/Dialers File
Running the asppp2pppd Conversion Script (Tasks)
Task Prerequisites
How to Convert From asppp to Oracle Solaris PPP 4.0
How to View the Results of the Conversion
10 About UNIX-to-UNIX Copy Program
UUCP Hardware Configurations
UUCP Software
UUCP Daemons
UUCP Administrative Programs
UUCP User Programs
UUCP Database Files
Configuring UUCP Database Files
11 Administering UUCP
UUCP Administration (Task Map)
Adding UUCP Logins
How to Add UUCP Logins
Starting UUCP
How to Start UUCP
uudemon.poll Shell Script
uudemon.hour Shell Script
uudemon.admin Shell Script
uudemon.cleanup Shell Script
Running UUCP Over TCP/IP
How to Activate UUCP for TCP/IP
UUCP Security and Maintenance
Setting Up UUCP Security
Regular UUCP Maintenance
Email for UUCP
UUCP Public Directory
Troubleshooting UUCP
How to Check for Faulty Modems or ACUs
How to Debug Transmissions
Checking the UUCP /etc/uucp/Systems File
Checking UUCP Error Messages
Checking Basic Information
12 UUCP Files
UUCP /etc/uucp/Systems File
System-Name Field in /etc/uucp/Systems File
Time Field in /etc/uucp/Systems File
day Portion of Time Field
time Portion of Time Field
retry Portion of Time Field
Type Field in /etc/uucp/Systems File
Speed Field in /etc/uucp/Systems File
Phone Field in /etc/uucp/Systems File
Chat-Script Field in /etc/uucp/Systems File
Enabling Dialback Through the Chat Script
Hardware Flow Control in /etc/uucp/Systems File
Setting Parity in /etc/uucp/Systems File
UUCP /etc/uucp/Devices File
Type Field in /etc/uucp/Devices File
–Direct Keyword
–ACU Keyword
Port Selector
System-Name Variable
Type Fields in Devices File and Systems File
Line Field in the /etc/uucp/Devices File
Line2 Field in the /etc/uucp/Devices File
Class Field in the /etc/uucp/Devices File
Dialer-Token-Pairs Field in the /etc/uucp/Devices File
Structure of the Dialer-Token-Pairs Field in the /etc/uucp/Devices File
Protocol Definitions in /etc/uucp/Devices File
UUCP /etc/uucp/Dialers File
Enabling Hardware Flow Control in the /etc/uucp/Dialers File
Setting Parity in the /etc/uucp/Dialers File
Other Basic UUCP Configuration Files
UUCP /etc/uucp/Dialcodes File
UUCP /etc/uucp/Sysfiles File
UUCP /etc/uucp/Sysname File
UUCP /etc/uucp/Permissions File
UUCP Structuring Entries
UUCP Considerations
UUCP –REQUEST Option
UUCP –SENDFILES Option
UUCP –MYNAME Option
UUCP –READ and –WRITE Options
UUCP –NOREAD and –NOWRITE Options
UUCP –CALLBACK Option
UUCP –COMMANDS Option
UUCP –VALIDATE Option
UUCP MACHINE Entry for OTHER
Combining MACHINE and LOGNAME Entries for UUCP
UUCP Forwarding
UUCP /etc/uucp/Poll File
UUCP /etc/uucp/Config File
UUCP/etc/uucp/Grades File
UUCP User-job-grade Field
UUCP System-job-grade Field
Relationship Between User and System Job Grades
Default Grade
UUCP Job-size Field
UUCP Permit-type Field
UUCP ID-list Field
Other UUCP Configuration Files
UUCP /etc/uucp/Devconfig File
UUCP /etc/uucp/Limits File
UUCP remote.unknown File
UUCP Administrative Files
UUCP Error Messages
UUCP ASSERT Error Messages
UUCP STATUS Error Messages
UUCP Numerical Error Messages
Index
Numbers and Symbols
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X