To invoke the protocol search mode from the Terminal Interface, perform the
following steps:
1.
Select
COMMANDS
from the Main Menu Line.
2.
Select
CHANGE PROTOCOL
.
3.
Select
YES
. Access-T blanks the terminal screen, enters search mode, and
waits for a Terminal/TABS Interface command or valid SLIP/PPP
packet. While in this search mode, the terminal displays: “Awaiting
TABS, PPP, or SLIP packet; type <$>USERMODE<$> to exit.
”
While in the protocol search mode, several different scenarios can occur, de-
pending on:
•
what command or packet is received while in search mode,
•
whether inactivity timeout occurs or not,
•
whether password protection is enabled or disabled, and
•
whether modem connections are used.
Figure 6-5 provides a flow chart of the possible scenarios when using the
Protocol Search Mode. Briefly, the flow chart can be summarized into the
following scenarios:
1.
Access-T is in protocol search mode. One of the following can occur:
•
Access-T receives a valid SLIP/PPP packet. Go to 2a.
•
A TABS command is received or you key-in the Terminal
Interface escape sequence ($USERMODE$). Go to 3.
•
When inactivity timeout expires, one of the following will occur:
-
If modems are enabled, Access-T disconnects.
-
If passwords are enabled, logout occurs. Go to step 4.
-
If passwords are disabled, Access-T stays in Protocol Search Mode.
•
Access-T loses modem connection and waits for carrier
(DCD). Go to 5.
2.
If Access-T processes a valid SLIP/PPP packet while in protocol
search mode, Access-T activates the appropriate interface protocol.
This SLIP/PPP session remains active until:
a.
SLIP/PPP packets are no longer received and the inactivity
timeout expires, returning Access-T to the protocol search mode,
a password prompt or a modem disconnect; or
Chapter 6
ACST-0351-005
Configuration Procedures
June 1996
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