Defining Remote Hosts

The link configuration file (link.conf) also contains a list of the remote hosts to which the local host can initiate asynchronous connections. All remote host definitions must be entered after the synchronous and asynchronous device definitions.

Synopsis

A remote host definition has the following general form:

remote_host          name
    phone_number    number
    chat_script     filename
    use_device      pppdevn

Keywords

remote_host name

Mandatory parameter for remote host definitions. Indicates the start of a remote host definition, and associates it with one of the asynchronous paths defined in the PPP path configuration file (ppp.conf).

phone_number number

Mandatory parameter for remote host definitions. Specifies the telephone number used to call the remote host. This can be an extension number if the call is within the same private branch exchange. Assign a "dummy" telephone number for null modem configurations. Telephone numbers can include both digits and characters, including special characters such as # and *. A comma (,) is used to insert a pause. The duration of the pause is usually 2 seconds, but is programmable on most modems. Telephone numbers that are prefixed by the letter P indicate that pulse dialing mode should be used.

chat_script filename

Mandatory parameter for remote host definitions. Specifies the name of the file that contains the CHAT script, which defines the dialog used to set up the connection.

use_device pppdevn or pooln

Optional parameter for remote hosts. Specifies a device, or pool of devices, to be used for this remote host.