Setting PAD Parameters

You are unlikely to need to set parameters for hosts that are included in the PAD hosts database, as the System Administrator should have set them when making the database entry. When calling hosts that are not in the PAD Hosts Database, the Solstice X.25 pad program's default values are appropriate in the majority of cases.

You must be in command mode to set parameters. You can either set them before making a call, or drop out of call mode in order to do so.

To switch from call mode to command mode, enter the Break-in sequence that was displayed when you made the call. In the example above, this is <Ctrl-p><a>. To return to Command Mode, resuming the connection with the remote host, press Return on an empty line. The example below shows how this works:

remotehost% <Ctrl-p><a>
PAD: native
PAD:

[Connection resumed]

remotehost% 

The escape sequence is not echoed when you type it. It is shown in the example for clarity.

You can also use the pad -f command to specify the name of a file containing parameters.