Provides access to a specific physical device to dial a modem or
link to an external device.
Format
DIAL_OUT device-name[:]
1 – Parameter
device-name[:]
Supplies the name of a device over which the network connection
is made. The device name has the form ddcu where dd is the device
code, c is the controller designation, and u is the unit number.
LAN devices are specified as the name of the device that is unit
0. For example, the first terminal device on a LAN is specified
as TTA0, the second as TTB0.
2 – Qualifiers
2.1 /BREAK
/BREAK=break-character
Specifies a character sequence that you can use to interrupt the
signal being currently transmitted. To interrupt the signal, type
Ctrl/break-character. You can select any ASCII character from @
though Z, except C, M, Q, S, and Y. The default break character
is ~.
2.2 /DISCONNECT
/DISCONNECT=disconnect-character
Specifies a character sequence that you can use to terminate
DIAL_OUT mode. To disconnect the call, type Ctrl/disconnect-
character. You can select any ASCII character from @ though Z,
except C, M, Q, S, and Y. The default disconnect character is \.
2.3 /SWITCH
/SWITCH=switch-character
Specifies a character sequence that you can use to switch the
line to PPP mode. To activate PPP mode, type Ctrl/switch-
character. You can select any ASCII character from @ though Z,
except C, M, Q, S, and Y. The default switch character is @.
Similar to the CONNECT command, this qualifier switches a
line into PPP mode. If the packet negotiations fail, PPPD
exits and the line is left in terminal mode. If line is set to
/MODEM and /NOHANGUP, this can result in extraneous data, the
ASCII representation of Internet Protocol (IP) packets, being
transmitted across the open line.