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893-741-B C3-17
Using the CLI Commands
If you enter the command without arguments, the connect command returns a missing service name
error. If the service to which you are connecting requires a password, you are prompted for one. If
you enter connect with only the desired service name, the command connects to the highest-rated
service with that name. If you enter both the service name and the hostname, connect overrides this
distribution mechanism and tries to establish a connection to that service on that host.
Entering connect with the service, hostname, and port causes the Model 5390 server to attempt to
connect to that service on that port on that host.
control
The superuser control command is a diagnostic tool that allows you to reset DTR and RTS or to
output a short test message for a specified port. Table C3-8 describes the arguments for control.
The syntax is:
control port [dtr– | dtr+ | rts– | rts+] | port testmsg [times | forever]
The following command example output the default message ten times on Port 14:
annex# control 14 testmsg 10
Enter test message, or press Return for default:
<cr>
If the port is not a CLI port, or has not been opened as a slave port from a host, the command displays
Device must be in use.