System Administration Guide

Port States

Ports may be enabled or disabled depending on the state of the port monitor that controls them.

State 

Notes 

Serial (ttymon) Port States

 

Enabled

The ttymon port monitor sends a prompt message to the port and provides login service to it.

 

Disabled

Default state of all ports if ttymon is killed or disabled. If you specify this state, ttymon will send out the disabled message when it receives a connection request.

Network (listen) Port States

 

Enabled

The listen port monitor scans the network for service requests and invokes services in response to those requests.

 

Disabled

If the listen port monitor is killed or disabled, the ports it controls are automatically disabled. If you specify this state, listen will send out the Disabled message when it receives a connection request.