speed number
baud number
speed and
port commands appear, both are used when selecting a port. To
allow calls at more than one speed, the alternate command must be
used (see section Defaults and Alternates). If this command does not
appear, there is no default; the speed may be specified in the port
file, but if it is not then the natural speed of the port will be used
(whatever that means on the system). Specifying an explicit speed of 0
will request the natural speed of the port (whatever the system sets it
to), overriding any default speed from the defaults at the top of the
file.
port string
speed command or explicitly using the next version of
port). There may be many ports with the same name; each will be
tried in turn until an unlocked one is found which matches the desired
speed.
port string ...
port command, the strings are
treated as a command that might appear in the port file (see section The Port Configuration File). If a port is named (by using a single string following
port) these commands are ignored; their purpose is to permit
defining the port completely in the system file rather than always
requiring entries in two different files. In order to call out, a port
must be specified using some version of the port command, or by
using the speed command to select ports from the port file.
phone string
address string
phone
and address are equivalent; the duplication is intended to
provide a mnemonic choice depending on the type of port in use.
When used with a modem port, an = character in the phone number
means to wait for a secondary dial tone (although only some modems
support this); a - character means to pause while dialing for 1
second (again, only some modems support this). If the system has more
than one phone number, each one must appear in a different alternate.
The phone command must appear in order to call out on a modem;
there is no default.
When used with a TCP port, the string names the host to contact. It may
be a domain name or a numeric Internet address. If no address is
specified, the system name is used.
When used with a TLI port, the string is treated as though it were an
expect string in a chat script, allowing the use of escape characters
(see section Chat Scripts). The dialer-sequence command in the port
file may override this address (see section The Port Configuration File).
When used with a port that not a modem or TCP or TLI, this command is
ignored.
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