Manual page for EXT_PORTS(5)
ext_ports - external ports file for network printers, terminals, and modems
SYNOPSIS
/etc/ext_ports
AVAILABILITY
Available only on Sun 386i systems running a SunOS 4.0.x
release or earlier. Not a SunOS 4.1 release feature.
DESCRIPTION
The
ext_ports
external ports file is an
ASCII
file in the
/etc
directory on the
Network Information Service
(NIS)
master server.
ext_ports
is used only by
SNAP,
and contains basic information about each printer,
terminal, and modem on the network.
This file contains a one-line entry for each device,
and each field
must
be separated by a
TAB
character:
system:port type status baud model name #comment
- system
-
names the system to which the device is attached.
This field contains only
lower case and numeric characters,
must start with a lower case character, and
must not be longer than 32 characters.
- port
-
names the port in
/dev
on the
system:
ttya
for the Sun386i serial port,
pp0
for the parallel port, and
ttym0
and
ttym1
for ports on an
AT
bus serial card.
- type
-
printer,
terminal,
or
modem.
- status
-
indicates the device status.
For terminals and printers, this can be
on
or
off.
An
off
status means the device is disabled from access by the
SunOS operating system, but can still be accessed by DOS.
For modems, this can be
in
to enable dialin,
out
to enable dialout,
in_out
to enable dialin and dialout, or
off.
An
off
status means the device is disabled from access by the
SunOS operating system, but it can still be accessed by
DOS.
- baud
-
is the baud rate.
- model
-
indicates the manufacturer or kind of device.
For printers, this can be
epson,
hp,
or
text,
for Epson and compatibles,
HP
Laserjet and compatibles, or
for text-only printers.
For terminals, this can be
vt100
or
wyse-50
for
DEC VT-100
and compatibles or
for Wyse WY-50 and compatibles.
For modems, this can be
hayes
for Hayes and compatibles.
- name
-
is only used for unique naming of printers on the network.
Up to 16 characters can be entered.
This field is blank for terminals and modems -- simply insert a
TAB
character.
- #comment
-
can contain anything you want, up to a maximum of 96 characters.
EXAMPLE
In this example of an
ext_ports
file, the system vulcan has an epson printer attached
to its parallel port, and a Wyse-50 terminal attached to its
serial port, but with logins currently disabled.
The system android has a
VT100
attached to its serial port,
with logins enabled.
The system polaris has a
hayes
modem set for dialing out on
an installed
AT
bus serial card.
-
vulcan:pp0 printer on 9600 epson lp #Engineering lab
android:ttya terminal on 9600 vt100 #Reception
vulcan:ttya terminal off 9600 wyse-50 #Engineering lab
polaris:ttym0 modem in_out 2400 hayes #QA lab
FILES
- /etc/ext_ports
-
SEE ALSO
snap.1
vipw.8
Sun386i System and Network Administration,
Sun386i Advanced Administration
BUGS
The
/etc/ext_ports
file must be locked against simultaneous changes when it is edited;
vipw.8
does the necessary locking.
NOTES
The Network Information Service
(NIS)
was formerly known as Sun Yellow Pages
(YP).
The functionality of the two remains the same;
only the name has changed.
Created by unroff & hp-tools.
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Last modified 11/5/97