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1. Local gt Telnet phred 7000 Connects to the remote console port on host phred See Also Change Dedicated page 2 19 Status Displays page 5 6 2 68 Command Reference Test 2 102 Test TEST PORT PortLisi DTR DELAY nur Tests a serial port s connection When the Test command is entered without any parameters test lines of 70 characters are sent to the specified serial port until a key is pressed Restrictions Nonprivileged users may only test their current port Parameters Port MSS4 only Specifies a particular port or group of ports Note In the absence of the PortList parameter the configuration will affect the MSS4 s current port only PortList Specify a port number as an integer between 1 and 4 You can not specify more than one port at a time DTR Lowers and then raise the DTR signal on the serial port If a delay is not specified DTR will lower for approximately one second and then raise Delay Lowers DTR will for the specified delay length then raises DTR num Enter a delay time from 50 to 3 000 milliseconds 2 103 Zero ZERO Resets all counters on the MSS both serial and Ethernet Restrictions Requires privileged user status 2 69 A Contact Information If you are experiencing an error that is not listed in Appendix B of your Installation Guide or if you are unable to fix the error contact your dealer or Lantronix Technical Support at 800 4
2. Specifies the password used to log into the MSS The password should consist of no more than 6 alphabetic letters Users are only required to provide this password if the port has Password Protect enabled If you do not enter the password at the command line you will immediately be prompted to enter the new password This password is not displayed when typed Restrictions Requires privileged user status Parameters Server MSS4 only passwd Enter a password of up to 6 alphabetic characters When entered as part of the command the password should be enclosed by quotation marks to preserve case Defaults access Examples CHANGE LOGINPASS badger See Also Change Password Protect page 2 38 Change Incoming page 2 26 2 32 Change Modem Control CHANGE PORT PortList MODEM CONTROL l DIBAETED ENABLED Causes the MSS to treat any attached serial device as a modem When enabled a DSR drop will log out the enabled port and the MSS will drop DTR for three seconds and then raise it when the port logs out If Autostart is also enabled the port will not start until DSR is raised The MSS supports partial modem control DSR DTR Restrictions Requires privileged user status Does not apply to the MSS485 Errors Modem Control must be disabled to use DSRLogout Parameters Port MSS4 only Specifies a particular port or group of ports Note In the absence of the PortList parameter the configuration will affec
3. Numerics 802 11 2 2 2 63 Antenna 2 3 Channel 2 4 Errors C 1 ESSID 2 4 Fragmentation 2 5 MAC address 2 5 Network mode 2 6 Power 2 7 2 8 Region 2 7 RTS 2 8 WEP 2 9 A Access mode 2 10 Antenna 802 11 2 3 ATA flash cards 2 53 Autobaud 2 11 Autostart 2 12 Backward switch 2 2 2 14 Baud rate 2 45 Boot Configuration Program BCP 2 60 Bootgateway 2 14 BOOTP 2 15 Break key 2 15 Buffering 2 16 C Channel 802 11 2 4 Character size 2 16 2 17 Circuit timer 2 28 Command line Editing 1 2 Command syntax 1 1 Community name SNMP 2 44 Contact information A 1 Counters 2 69 D Datasend 2 17 Dedicated connections 2 19 DHCP 2 21 Disconnect command 2 57 Disk management 2 53 Domain name 2 21 DSR Data Signal Ready Signal checking 2 43 DSRLogout 2 22 DTRWait 2 22 E Encrypted mode 2 52 B 4 Encrypted sessions MSS to MSS 2 52 B 4 Encryption password 2 52 B 4 Environment strings B 1 ESSID 802 11 2 4 F Factory defaults 2 59 Finger 2 57 Flash disk 2 53 Flow control 2 23 Forward switch 2 24 2 58 Fragmentation 802 11 2 5 Frame types 2 33 G Gateway 2 24 H Help 1 3 Help command 2 58 Hostlist 2 20 2 58 Displaying 2 64 Editing 2 58 Sequential 2 20 Inactivity timer 2 25 Incoming connections 2 26 Password 2 26 2 37 Initialize 2 59 Index 1 Index Internal network number 2 34 IP Address 2 27 Security 2 27 2 57 2 64 IPX NetWare SPX 2 68 L L
4. Restrictions Requires privileged user status Parameters Port MSS4 only Specifies a particular port or group of ports Note In the absence of the PortList parameter the configuration will affect the MSS4 s current port only PortList Specify a particular port or group of ports Port numbers are specified with integers between 1 and 4 and should be separated with commas for lists or dashes for ranges 2 43 Change Password Limit CHANGE SERVER PASSWORD LIMIT number Limits the number of failures allowed when entering the privileged password with the Set Privileged command to become the privileged user After the specified number of retries the port will be logged out The Change Privpass command is used to set the privileged password Restrictions Requires privileged user status Parameters Server MSS4 only number Enter a value between 0 no limit and 100 Defaults 3 2 37 Command Reference Change Password Protect 2 44 Change Password Protect ENABLED CHANGE PORT PortList PASSWORD PROTECT l DISABLED Controls whether a password is needed to log into the MSS from a serial port For models with a dedicated console port the MSS Via MSS485 and the MSSLite A and C this command will also affect the serial console port To set the login password use the Change Loginpass command Restrictions Requires privileged user status Parameters Port MSS4 only Specifies a particular po
5. See Also Remote The MSS ignores the Break key and passes it to the remote host Only applicable if the session protocol supports Break events Telnet supports Break events but Rlogin raw TCP and UDP do not None Disables the Break key None Change Local Switch page 2 30 2 10 Change Buffering CHANGE SERVER BUFFERING buffersize Specifies the size of the buffer in bytes to use for network connections The default size should be sufficient in most cases Restrictions Parameters Defaults Requires privileged user status Server MSS4 only buffersize Specify a size from 128 to 4096 bytes 4096 bytes 2 11 Change Charsize 7 CHANGE PORT PortList CHARSIZE Sets the number of data bits per character for the specified serial port Restrictions Requires privileged user status Errors Autobaud will only work when a port is set for 8 data bits with No parity or for 7 data bits with Even parity The MSS100 can only use charsize 8 when parity is set to None The MSS4 and MSS VIA can have any parity with charsize 8 Parameters Port MSS4 only Specifies a particular port or group of ports Note In the absence of the Portlist parameter the configuration will affect the MSS4 s current port only 2 16 Command Reference Change Datasend PortList Specify a particular port or group of ports Port numbers are specified with integers between 1 and 4 and should b
6. termstring Enter a string of up to 8 characters The string is converted to all uppercase unless it is enclosed in quotes in the command None Clears the terminal type field YPE VT100 YPE IBM1000 2 49 Examples CHANGE CHANGE ERM ERM Command Reference Change Timeserver 2 66 Change Timeserver DAYTIME GMTOFFSET num NONE CHANGE SERVER TIMESERVER BROADCAST NTP IP ipaddress PASSIVE Specifies which timeserver the MSS will use to update its internal clock The MSS can communicate with either Daytime or Network Timeserver Protocol NTP servers For NTP the MSS can periodically broadcast a message asking for time information and wait for an NTP timeserver to reply periodically query a specific NTP timeserver or just listen for NTP broadcasts on the network Parameters Server MSS4 only Daytime Specifies a daytime server The MSS will listen for a possible daytime server then send packets querying that server for time information Note Daytime is only supported over UDP GMTOffset Specifies the local timezone s difference from Greenwich Mean Time GMT num Enter a value from 12 to 13 For example the GMTOffset for Los Angeles CA USA would be 8 PST or 7 PDT None Clears a previous timeserver setting but does not clear the GMTOffset setting NTP Specifies an NTP server There are three types of NTP Broadcast The MSS periodically broadcasts
7. MSS4 only number Enter a value between 4 and 100 Defaults 10 2 50 Change Rlogin CHANGE SERVER RLOGIN DISABLED ENABLED Controls the use of the Rlogin command Incoming Rlogin connections are always permitted but when Rlogin is disabled users may not log into remote hosts To view the current status of Rlogin connections enter the Show Server command Restrictions Requires privileged user status Parameters Server MSS4 only Defaults Disabled 2 41 Command Reference Change RS485 2 51 Change RS485 CHANGE RS485 PORT Portlist l DISABLED ENABLED MOB l 2WIRE 4WIRE TERMINATION ENABLED DISABLED TXDRIVE ALWAYS AUTO Restrictions Errors Parameters Note Enables RS 485 networking and configures the necessary RS 485 parameters on the MSS VIA and the MSS4 RS 485 networking is explained in the Configuration chapter of your MSS installation guide Requires privileged user status Only applies to the MSS VIA and the MSS4 the MSS485 is configured via jumpers Port MSS4 only Specifies a particular port or group of ports In the absence of the PortList parameter the configuration will affect the MSS4 s current port only PortList Specify a particular port or group of ports Port numbers are specified with integers between 1 and 4 and should be separated with commas for lists or dashes for ranges Enabled Disabled Enables or Disables RS
8. 0 0 0 0 removes the previously defined loadhost 2 30 Change Local Switch CHANGE PORT PortList LOCAL SWITCH career NONE Defines a key that will allow you to access local mode from within a session The Local Switch key functions the same as the Break key Any key can be specified unless it conflicts with MSS line editing or the Break or Forward keys The key you specify will be stripped from the data stream so while it won t interfere with remote operating systems you will lose any functionality that key would have on local programs Restrictions Parameters Requires privileged user status Port MSS4 only Specifies a particular port or group of ports Note In the absence of the PortList parameter the configuration will affect the MSS4 s current port only Defaults See Also PortList Specify a particular port or group of ports Port numbers are specified with integers between 1 and 4 and should be separated with commas for lists or dashes for ranges character Specify a character to serve as the switch key To specify a control character use escaped hex xx For example Ctrl B ASCII character 0x02 would be specified as 102 None Disables the Local Switch key No switch Change Backward Switch page 2 14 Change Break page 2 15 Change Forward Switch page 2 24 2 30 Command Reference Change Loginpass 2 31 Change Loginpass CHANGE SERVER LOGINPASS passwd
9. 35 Change Nameservet f2 00 ected fess terete A a Raabe eater 2 33 2 36 Change NetWare Encapsulation 00 0 ceeescesseeeseceseceseceeeeseeeeseeesecaecsaeceeeseseesaeeesecaecnaeeeeeses 2 33 2 37 Change NetWare Internal Network 000 0 cece eseesecsseceseceseeeceeeaeesaecsaecaeceseseneeeaeesaecsaeenaeseneeees 2 34 2 38 Change NetWare Loddhost i00 s226s cian aliadas dis 2 34 2 39 Change NetWare ROUINO ect te ede a bbe oa e e EE a 2 35 2 40 Change RN 2 35 2 41 Change PassiloWis itunes asis 2 36 2 42 Change Password Incoming pics innatos 2 37 2 43 Change Password Liniers tot desis belgie een ian Ne eee 2 37 2 44 Change Password Prot Clin ta 2 38 2 45 Change Porte ii A ee a 2 38 2 46 Cha ge Preferred orien a Erin Asador dao 2 39 2 47 Change PrVDaSS cual ia 2 40 2 48 Chaise RAR Pri lA Ad a tota 2 40 2 49 Change Retransinitt Limit sssini einernie E E apio israel mireia 2 41 230 Change RIGS e aaeeea aessa aeaee A Ee ES EREE ARTERE EE EAER TEE AAE E r RE EGE ENERE 2 41 2 5 1 Change RS485 ein iaa dada ii 2 42 292 Change Secondary aeetas lessee celta tl 2 43 2 33 Change Session Llista itinerario eri 2 43 2 34 Change Signal Checklist leds lil 2 43 239 Cha ge Silentboot umi AI aiii 2 44 2 36 Change SNMPSetComim miniis nected iid oa ele eee ee Aes 2 44 257 Chan OA Et A A A 2 45 2 58 Change Speed it A 2 45 2 59 Chan Se Startup ent hostess nea dcncy sues utesgteovctantedes owas e ea e ea ea aoe ir aa E 2 46 2 60 Change Stopbits a2 3 nhi el seek
10. 485 mode By default the MSS is configured for RS 232 networking Mode When RS 485 Mode is enabled you must choose either two wire or four wire mode If you do not explicitly set a mode with this command the MSS will default to four wire mode 2Wire Sets the MSS to use two wire mode 4Wire Sets the MSS to use four wire mode Termination Enable termination whenever you are using long cable runs and Disable it at other times Only end nodes should be terminated 2 42 Command Reference Change Secondary TXDrive Controls how the MSS drives the TX pin Always Sets the MSS to drive TX The MSS will never tristate TX even if data is not being sent Auto Sets the MSS to drive TX only when transmitting and tristate when not transmitting Defaults Disabled Mode 4Wire Termination disabled TXDrive Always 2 52 Change Secondary Users can configure a secondary gateway loadhost and or nameserver in case the primaries are unreachable For information please see the Change Gateway page 2 24 Change Loadhost page 2 29 and Change Nameserver page 2 33 command entries 2 53 Change Session Limit CHANGE SERVER SESSION LIMIT number Sets a server wide limit for active sessions per port Restrictions Requires privileged user status Parameters Server MSS4 only number Enter a value between 0 and 8 Defaults 4 2 54 Change Signal Check CHANGE PORT PortList SIGNAL CHECK l
11. Index T Telnet 2 48 2 68 Padding characters 2 48 2 49 Raw connections B 3 Terminal type 2 49 Test command 2 69 Timers Circuit 2 28 Inactivity 2 25 Timeserver 2 50 U UDP 2 50 B 3 Passive B 3 Unix commands 2 53 Users 2 67 V Verification 2 51 W WEP Wireless Equivalent Privacy 2 9 WINS 2 51 Wireless 2 2 2 63 Z Zeroing counters 2 69 Index 3
12. MSS The unit s default name which is based on its default Ethernet address is printed on its underside This name is what will be advertised if WINS is enabled Restrictions Requires privileged user status 2 32 Command Reference Change Nameserver Errors Parameters See Also The server name must be unique to the network Server MSS4 only serverName Enter a string of up to 16 characters Strings must be enclosed in quotes if they contain lower case letters spaces or punctuation Change WINS page 2 51 2 35 Change Nameserver CHANGE SERVER SECONDARY NAMESERVER Paddress Specifies the nameserver to be used during TCP IP connections The nameserver will attempt to resolve text host names into numeric IP address form Restrictions Parameters Requires privileged user status Server MSS4 only Secondary Specifies a nameserver to be used when the primary nameserver is unavailable IPaddress Specify a host using standard numeric format Do not enter a text host name 2 36 Change NetWare Encapsulation CHANGE NETWARE ENCAPSULATION ETHER_II NATIVE l DISABLED SNAP ENABLED 802 2 Configures the frame types that the MSS will pay attention to during IPX connections When NetWare routing is enabled with the Change NetWare Routing command all frame types are enabled regardless of the settings made with this command Restrictions Errors Requires privileged user st
13. Port numbers should be separated with commas for lists or dashes for ranges See Also Status Displays page 5 6 2 92 Show RS485 SHOW RS485 Displays the current RS 485 networking settings including wire mode termination and TXDrive Errors Only applies to the MSS VIA and MSS4 See Also Change RS485 page 2 42 2 93 Show Server BOOTPARAMS SHOW SERVER COUNTERS CHARACTERISTICS Displays different types of MSS information If you do not enter a parameter the MSS will display general server characteristics 2 65 Command Reference Show Services Parameters Defaults See Also Bootparams Displays MSS parameters that relate to the boot procedure and software loadfile Counters Displays Ethernet and TCP IP error information Characteristics Displays server settings including hardware address timer limit password limit session limit retransmit limit IP address subnet mask nameserver gateway and more Characteristics Status Displays page 5 6 2 94 Show Services SHOW SERVICES serviceName Displays the characteristics of the LAT services on the network Restrictions Errors Parameters See Also This list is masked by the service groups that the port is able to see In other words users will not be able to see services to which they cannot connect Does not apply to MSSLite MSS VIA or the MSS4 serviceName Specify a service whose information
14. Requires privileged user status Does not apply to the MSS485 Parameters Port MSS4 only Specifies a particular port or group of ports Note In the absence of the PortList parameter the configuration will affect the MSS4 s current port only 2 22 Command Reference Change Flow Control Defaults PortList Specify a particular port or group of ports Port numbers are specified with integers between 1 and 4 and should be separated with commas for lists or dashes for ranges Disabled 2 18 Change Flow Control CTSRTS CHANGE PORT PortList FLOW CONTROL NONE XONXOFF Sets the type of flow control to be used on the specified port Restrictions Requires privileged user status Does not apply to the MSS485 Errors CTSRTS Flow Control is not available in RS 485 mode Parameters Port MSS4 only Specifies a particular port or group of ports Note In the absence of the PortList parameter the configuration will affect the MSS4 s current port only Defaults PortList Specify a particular port or group of ports Port numbers are specified with integers between 1 and 4 and should be separated with commas for lists or dashes for ranges CTSRTS Uses RTS CTS or hardware flow control None Flow control is not used XONXOFF Uses XONXOFF or software flow control XONXOFF 2 23 Command Reference Change Forward Switch 2 19 Change Forward Switch CHANGE PORT PortList FORW
15. WEP is enabled The MSS will accept unencrypted wireless network frames as well as frames encrypted with its WEP key This is the default setting once WEP has been enabled Encrypted Refuses to accept unencrypted data while WEP is enabled The MSS will discard and ignore unencrypted wireless network frames accepting only frames encrypted with its WEP key Disabled Receive all Local gt gt CHANGE 80211 WEP ENABLED Local gt gt CHANGE 80211 WEP INDEX 3 Local gt gt CHANGE 80211 WEP RECEIVE ENCRYPTED Local gt gt CHANGE 80211 RESET Show 80211 page 2 63 2 3 Change Access CHANGE PORT PortList ACCESS LOCAL DYNAMIC REMOTE NONE Specifies which types of connections the specified serial port will accept Restrictions Requires privileged user status The None parameter is only valid for the MSS4 Autobaud must be disabled for ports set to Dynamic and Remote access Errors If a port is active its access can not be changed Parameters Port MSS4 only Specifies a particular port or group of ports Note In the absence of the Portlist parameter the configuration will affect the MSS4 s current port only 2 10 Command Reference Change Autobaud Defaults See Also PortList Specify a particular port or group of ports Port numbers are specified with integers between 1 and 4 and should be separated with commas for lists or dashes for
16. a message that asks for time information and waits for an NTP timeserver to reply IP Use this method if you have a single NTP timeserver on your network You must enter an IP address in standard numeric format Passive The MSS will listen for NTP timeserver announcements on the network Examples CHANGE TIMESERVER NTP IP 192 0 1 122 CHANGE TIMESERVER GMTOFFFSET 7 2 50 Command Reference Change Verify 2 67 Change Verify DISABLED ENABLED CHANGE PORT PortList VERIFY l Controls whether the MSS will provide informational messages whenever a session is connected disconnected or switched Restrictions Requires privileged user status If a port is Dedicated Verify is disabled Parameters Port MSS4 only Specifies a particular port or group of ports Note In the absence of the PortList parameter the configuration will affect the MSS4 s current port only PortList Specify a particular port or group of ports Port numbers are specified with integers between 1 and 4 and should be separated with commas for lists or dashes for ranges Defaults Enabled 2 68 Change WINS CHANGE SERVER WINS l DISABLED ENABLED Allows the MSS to broadcast a WINS name announcement at boot time and answer broadcast WINS name queries This setting allows other hosts to locate the MSS Restrictions Requires privileged user status Parameters Server MSS4 only Def
17. added after the hostname if one is given and a colon Key letters are not case sensitive and no white space is allowed in the environment string In addition commands that oppose previously configured settings will overwrite the previous setting even if they appear on the same command line Note Because of the syntax difference between the commands for the MSS4 and other MSS models you should read the Command Reference chapter carefully before entering a command The examples given in the following sections may not apply to your MSS model B 1 1 Multiple Strings More than one string can be entered as part of a single command Multiple strings do not need to be separated from each other For example you can enter a command that specifies both the desired port number and that the connection should be encrypted Figure B 1 Entering Multiple Strings Local gt gt CHANGE PREFERRED TELNET 192 0 1 3 2001Y B 2 Available Strings Note In most applications environment strings are not necessary Environment keys must be separated from the hostname if one is specified by a colon Read the following sections carefully for more details on proper usage of each key Table B 1 Environment Strings nnnn socket number TCP and UDP only C C CR to CRLF C CR to LF D D Backspace mode D Delete mode E E Local Echo mode E Remote Echo mode OR Speaks the redirector protocol over the network
18. any previous trigger characters y Enter the optional second alphanumeric character To specify a control character use escaped hex xx For example Ctrl B ASCII character 0x02 would be specified as 102 Save Specifies what happens to the matched trigger characters Either the first character or both characters will be passed to the host as the first bytes of data or the characters will be discarded 30 msec Local gt CHANGE DATASEND TIMEOUT IDLE 50 Triggers data transmission for 50 milliseconds since the last character was received Local gt CHANGE DATASEND TIMEOUT FRAME 150 Triggers data transmission for 150 milliseconds since the current character burst was started Local gt CHANGE DATASEND CHARACTER Z Local gt CHANGE DATASEND SAVE 1 Transmits any accumulated data including Z as soon as the Z character is detected in the data stream Change Autostart page 2 12 2 18 Command Reference Change Dedicated 2 13 Change Dedicated HOSTLIST LAT servicename envString NONE RLOGIN hostname SEQLIST SPX SAPname TCP hostname envString CHANGE PORT PortList DEDICATED Dedicates a port to a Telnet Rlogin or SPX host or to a LAT service Once logged into the port a user is automatically connected to the host or service the user cannot return to local mode or enter MSS commands Upon exiting
19. keywords appear in BOLD face User entered parameters appear in italics You must replace the italicized word When entering a parameter that is case sensitive such as file and host names enclose the parameter in quotes to preserve case The Port portlist and Server parameters currently only apply to commands issued for the MSS4 Read each command carefully for more details When two or more parameters appear in curly braces you must choose one and only one of the items within each set of braces to complete the command Parameters that appear in brackets are optional If more than one parameter appears in a single set of brackets only one parameter may be chosen at a time Single parameters enclosed in brackets may be omitted from the command or used in combination with one another The MSS has a reduced command set from the EPS ETS and MPS product lines Change commands replace the Set Define Server and Set Define Port commands used in the earlier products A single Change command will take effect immediately like a Set command and will remain in effect until another Change command is issued like a Define command The exceptions are the Change Port and Set Privileged commands which do not take effect until the port is logged out 1 3 Command Line Editing The following table lists keys that can be used for command line editing Table 1 1 Command Line Editing Keys Key Purpose Return Executes the current co
20. queued to the ethernet driver regardless of the serial handling rules The serial input buffer size is 1024 bytes Restrictions Requires privileged user status Parameters Port MSS4 only Specifies a particular port or group of ports Note In the absence of the PortList parameter the configuration will affect the MSS4 s current port only PortList Specify a particular port or group of ports Port numbers are specified with integers between 1 and 4 and should be separated with commas for lists or dashes for ranges 2 17 Command Reference Change Datasend Defaults Examples See Also Timeout Sets the trigger that allows serial data to be accumulated until a timeout condition has been detected Idle Defines the timeout as a period of time since the last character was received num Sets the timeout in milliseconds Frame Defines the timeout as the time since the current character burst was started None Clears previous timeout settings so the transmission takes place whenever the MSS decides to send the data Character Sets a trigger that transmits any accumulated data as soon as the specified one or two byte character sequence is detected in the data stream x Enter the desired alphanumeric character To specify a control character use escaped hex xx For example Ctrl B ASCII character 0x02 would be specified as 102 Any Sets any character as the trigger None Clears
21. ranges Local Permits only logins from the attached serial device Dynamic Allows the port to initiate and receive connections Remote Allows the port to accept network connection requests but does not permit local logins None MSS4 only Disables both outgoing and incoming connections for the specified port s Dynamic Change Autobaud page 2 11 2 4 Change Autobaud CHANGE PORT PortList AUTOBAUD DISABLED ENABLED Detects the baud rate used for an incoming connection to the specified port and then changes its own baud rate at login time to match that of the remote device When Autobaud is enabled you may have to press Return several times to help the MSS determine the proper speed Restrictions Errors Parameters Requires privileged user status Does not apply to the MSS485 Autobaud must be disabled for Dynamic and Remote port access Autobaud only works when a port is set for 8 bits with No parity or for 7 bits with Even parity Autobaud and Autostart are incompatible If the port is set for Autostart enabling Autobaud will disable Autostart clear the Autostart character and produce an error message Port MSS4 only Specifies a particular port or group of ports Command Reference Change Autostart Note In the absence of the Portlist parameter the configuration will affect the MSS4 s current port only PortList Specify a particular port or group of ports Port numbers ar
22. the ping packet The default length is 50 bytes 2 82 Resume RESUME session Leaves local mode and resumes the current most recently active session or the specified session Errors An etror is returned if there are no active sessions Parameters session Specify the number of the session you wish to resume 2 61 Command Reference Rlogin 2 83 Rlogin RLOGIN IPaddress ysername Attempts to log in to a remote host as a local user Parameters 2 84 RTC DATE date SET RIC Eas a SHOW IPaddress Specify a resolvable text host name or a numeric IP address This parameter is optional if a preferred Telnet service has been defined username Specify a name to be used as the login name Sets the real time clock RTC on the MSSLite A and MSSLiteX A Restrictions Parameters Examples Only valid on the MSSLite A and MSSLiteX A Set Sets either the date or time Date Sets the date Must be used with the date parameter date Enter the date as MM DD YY Time Sets the time Must be used with the time parameter time Enter the time as HH MM SS Show Shows the current RTC date and time settings Local_2 gt gt RTC SET DATE 01 19 01 Local_2 gt gt RTC SET TIME 17 01 16 Local_2 gt gt RTC SHOW TIME 2 62 Command Reference Set Privileged 2 85 Set Privileged ser PRIVILEGED OVERRIDE NOPRIVILEGED Changes the port s privil
23. the remote host the user is logged out of the MSS The Hostlist parameter dedicates the specified port to a list of hosts A sequential hostlist goes through a hostlist and attempts to contact each host in its listed order As soon as a valid connection is established normal data flow will occur between the MSS and the connected host See Hostlist on page 2 58 for more information on hostlists Note Dedicating a port disables port verification See Change Verify on page 2 51 for more details Restrictions Requires privileged user status The MSS VIA MSS Lite and the MSS4 do not support SPX or LAT There can only be one dedicated service per port configured at a time A dedicated service will override a preferred service Changes to the dedicated target do not take effect until the port is logged out or the MSS is rebooted Errors For all single port MSS defining the single port as a dedicated port leaves no easy way to log into the MSS Only remote console port and EZWebCon connections will work Specifying the S environment string without a timeout value will generate an error Including an IP address with the S string will also generate an error message Parameters Port MSS4 only Specifies a particular port or group of ports Note In the absence of the PortList parameter the configuration will affect the MSS4 s current port only PortList Specify a particular port or group of ports Port numbers are specifi
24. you want to see Wildcards are permitted All services will be shown if no service is specified Status Displays page 5 6 2 95 Show Session SHOW SESSION Displays information about the serial port s current session s For the MSS4 this command shows the current session s for the current serial port See Also Status Displays page 5 6 2 66 Command Reference Show SNMP 2 96 Show SNMP SHOW SNMP Displays configured SNMP communities and their access modes read only or read write The default community name is public and allows read only access There is one additional user configurable SNMP community See Also Status Displays page 5 6 Change SNMPSetComm page 2 44 2 97 Show Users SHOW USERS Displays the current users logged into the MSS their port usernames and current connection information See Also The Status Displays section in your MSS Installation Guide 2 98 Show Version SHOW VERSION Displays operating software version information Errors Applies to the MSS4 only See Also Change Software page 2 45 2 99 Source SOURCE hostname filename Downloads a configuration file from a TFTP host The file is assumed to contain lines of server commands to be executed The Source command is most useful for trying out a configuration file before using the Change Software command Errors Only applies to the MSS VIA and MSS4 Parameters hostname fi
25. 2 45 Command Reference Change Startup Defaults See Also rate Available speeds baud rates are generally 300 600 1200 2400 4800 9600 19200 38400 57600 115200 and 230400 baud The MSSLite can only go as high as 38400 baud 9600 baud Change Autobaud page 2 11 2 59 Change Startup CHANGE SERVER STARTUP host filename FILE node filename node sys Nlogin filename NONE RETRY num Configures the startup configuration file that the MSS will attempt to download at boot time The included commands will configure the MSS before any users and services are started If a text hostname is used for TFTP the name must be resolvable at boot time otherwise you must use an IP address The Telnet console is available at the time the MSS attempts to download the startup file If there is a problem with the download you can still log into the MSS and determine what went wrong Restrictions Parameters Requires privileged user status The MSSLite MSS4 and the MSS VIA do not support LAT or SPX Server MSS4 only host filename Used to load from a TCP IP host via TFTP Enter a TCP IP hostname or IP address followed by a colon and a startup file name of up to 47 characters If you use a text host name it must be resolvable at boot time node filename Used to load from a VAX machine via LAT Enter the nodename followed by two colons and the startup file name of up to 47 characters no
26. 22 7044 US or 949 453 3990 Technical Support is also available via Internet email at support lantronix com A 1 Problem Report Procedure When you report a problem please provide the following information 4 Your name and your company name address and phone number Lantronix MSS model number Lantronix MSS serial number Software version use the Show Server command to display Network configuration including the information from a Netstat command Description of the problem Debug report stack dump if applicable Status of the unit when the problem occurred please try to include information on user and network activity at the time of the problem A 2 Full Contact Information Address Phone 949 453 3990 Fax 949 453 3995 World Wide Web http www lantronix com North American Direct Sales 800 422 7055 North American Reseller Sales 800 422 7015 North American Sales Fax 949 450 7232 Internet sales lantronix com International Sales 949 450 7227 International Sales Fax 949 450 7231 Internet intsales lantronix com Technical Support 800 422 7044 or 949 453 3990 Technical Support Fax 949 450 7226 Internet support lantronix com B Environment Strings B 1 Usage An environment string is a sequence of key letters sometimes prefixed by a plus or minus Environment strings can be used with Change Dedicated Change Preferred Hostlist LAT and Telnet to configure connections The keys are
27. ARD SWITCH character NONE Defines a key that will switch the user to the next session without entering local mode In local mode the key functions as if the Forward command was entered Any key can be specified unless it conflicts with MSS line editing or the Break or Forward keys The key you specify will be stripped from the data stream so while it won t interfere with remote operating systems you will lose any functionality that key would have on local programs Restrictions Requires privileged user status Parameters Port MSS4 only Specifies a particular port or group of ports Note In the absence of the PortList parameter the configuration will affect the MSS4 s current port only PortList Specify a particular port or group of ports Port numbers are specified with integers between 1 and 4 and should be separated with commas for lists or dashes for ranges character Type a character to serve as the switch key To specify a control character use escaped hex xx For example Ctrl B ASCII character 0x02 would be specified as 102 None Clears the previously defined Forward Switch key Defaults No switch See Also Change Backward Switch page 2 14 Change Break page 2 15 Change Local Switch page 2 30 Forward page 2 58 2 20 Change Gateway CHANGE SERVER SECONDARY GATEWAY IPaddress Specifies the host that is to be used as a TCP IP gateway between networks If a connectio
28. AT 2 60 2 64 Circuit timer 2 28 Destination port B 4 Groups 2 29 Identification 2 29 Target node B 4 Loadhost 2 29 2 34 Local switch 2 30 Login password 2 26 2 31 Logout 2 60 Inactivity 2 25 MAC address 802 11 2 5 Modem Control 2 31 Emulation 2 32 Multihost mode 2 64 N Nameserver 2 32 Netmask 2 47 Netstat 2 61 NetWare 2 64 Encapsulation 2 33 Internal network number 2 34 Loadhost 2 34 Routing 2 35 Network mode 2 6 Networking wireless 2 2 P Parity 2 35 Passflow 2 36 Passive UDP B 3 Timeout value B 3 Passwords 2 37 Limit 2 37 Login 2 31 2 37 Privileged 2 40 2 63 Protect 2 38 Ping 2 61 Ports Name 2 38 Privileged 2 63 Settings 2 65 Speed 2 45 Power 802 11 2 7 2 8 Preferred connections 2 39 Privileged password 2 40 2 63 Problem report procedure A 1 R RARP 2 40 Rebooting 2 59 Redirector connections B 3 Region 802 11 2 7 Resume 2 61 Retransmit limit 2 41 Rlogin 2 20 2 41 2 62 B 3 Routing NetWare 2 35 RS 485 2 42 2 65 RTC Real time Clock 2 62 RTS 802 11 2 8 S Sequential hostlist 2 20 Serial delay 2 17 Server characteristics 2 65 Server name 2 32 Services 2 66 Sessions 2 66 Limit 2 43 Set privileged 2 63 Show commands 2 63 2 64 2 65 Signal checking 2 43 Silent boot 2 44 SNMP 2 67 Community name 2 44 Sockets B 2 Software 2 45 2 67 SPX 2 64 2 68 Startup file 2 46 Stop bits 2 47 Subnet mask 2 47 Switches Backward 2 14 Forward 2 24 Local 2 30 Index 2
29. AdHoc or managed Infrastructure network environment Any configuration changes you make will not take place until you issue the Change 80211 Reset command Restrictions Errors Parameters Defaults Examples See Also Requires privileged user status Only applies to the MSS VIA and certain MSS4 models If you enter a command that is not applicable to the 802 11 card currently in use you will receive an Error message AdHoc Specifies that the MSS is communicating with other wireless devices in a peer to peer capacity Infrastructure Specifies that the MSS is communicating with an Access Point AP Infrastructure Local gt gt CHANG Local gt gt CHANG 80211 NETWORKMODE ADHOC 80211 RESET ry ry Show 80211 page 2 63 2 6 Command Reference Change 80211 2 2 8 Change 80211 Power CHANGE 80211 POWER l DEFAULT num Controls the card s transmit power settings The numeric power setting specified must exactly match a value supported by the card Any configuration changes you make will not take place until you issue the Change 80211 Reset command Restrictions Errors Parameters Examples See Also 2 2 9 Change Requires privileged user status Only applies to the MSS VIA and certain MSS4 models If you enter a command that is not applicable to the 802 11 card currently in use you will receive an Error message Default Sets the card t
30. Change Bootgateway CHANGE SERVER BOOTGATEWAY lIPaddress Specifies the IP address of a server to send packets to when downloading code Setting a bootgateway allows the MSS to download via a router without the router needing proxy arp support Note A bootgateway host is not the loadhost the packets will be addressed to the loadhost but will be physically sent to the bootgateway host 2 14 Command Reference Change BOOTP Restrictions Requires privileged user status Parameters Server MSS4 only 2 8 Change BOOTP CHANGE SERVER BOOTP oe ENABLED Disables or enables querying for a BOOTP host at system boot time Restrictions Requires privileged user status Parameters Server MSS4 only Defaults Enabled 2 9 Change Break LOCAL CHANGE PORT PortLis BREAK 4 REMOTE NONE Determines how and where the Break key will be processed Restrictions Requires privileged user status Parameters Port MSS4 only Specifies a particular port or group of ports Note In the absence of the Portlist parameter the configuration will affect the MSS4 s current port only PortList Specify a particular port or group of ports Port numbers are specified with integers between 1 and 4 and should be separated with commas for lists or dashes for ranges Local The MSS processes the Break key and returns the user to local mode 2 15 Command Reference Change Buffering Defaults
31. DISA BEED ENABLED Determines whether the MSS will check for the DSR signal when connections are made from the network to a serial port If the DSR signal is not present the connection will be rejected 2 43 Command Reference Change Silentboot Restrictions Parameters Requires privileged user status Does not apply to the MSS485 Port MSS4 only Specifies a particular port or group of ports Note In the absence of the PortList parameter the configuration will affect the MSS4 s current port only Defaults PortList Specify a particular port or group of ports Port numbers are specified with integers between 1 and 4 and should be separated with commas for lists or dashes for ranges Disabled 2 55 Change Silentboot CHANGE SERVER SILENTROOT DISABLED ENABLED Causes the unit to attempt to boot without sending any status messages to the console port unless there are errors Restrictions Parameters Defaults See Also Requires privileged user status Server MSS4 only Disabled Show Server page 2 65 2 56 Change SNMPSetComm CHANGE SERVER SNMPSETCOMM communityname Creates an SNMP community name for the MSS and gives that community read write access By default the MSS has a single community public with read only access Restrictions Parameters Requires privileged user status Server MSS4 only communityname Enter a
32. Defaults Disabled See Also Change Inactive Timer page 2 25 2 22 Change Inactive Timer CHANGE SERVER INACTIVE TIMER period Sets the period of time after which a port with Inactive Logout enabled will be considered inactive and automatically logged out Restrictions Requires privileged user status 2 25 Command Reference Change Incoming Parameters Defaults Examples See Also Server MSS4 only period Enter a length of time in minutes 1 to 120 or seconds 5 to 60 For minutes add an m after the number For seconds add an s after the number 30 minutes Local gt CHANGE INACTIVE TIMER 10m Change Inactive Logout page 2 25 2 23 Change Incoming CHANGE SERVER INCOMING TELNET LAT BOTH NONE PASSWORD NOPASSWORD Permits or denies incoming Telnet Rlogin and LAT connections and enforces password protection The Show Server command shows the status of incoming connection parameters Restrictions Parameters Requires privileged user status The MSSLite MSS VIA and the MSS4 do not support LAT or the Both parameter Server MSS4 only Telnet Enables incoming Telnet connections LAT Enables incoming LAT connections Both Enables incoming Telnet and incoming LAT connections Only valid on models with LAT support None Disables all incoming connections 2 26 Command Reference Change IPAddress Password Prompts the u
33. Displays page 5 6 Multihost Mode page 5 11 Hostlist page 2 58 2 88 Show lPsecurity SHOW IPSECURITY Displays the current TCP IP security table Each address or range is shown along with the direction of concern See Also Status Displays page 5 6 2 89 Show NetWare SHOW NETWARE Displays NetWare characteristics including frame types routing status and internal network number Errors Does not apply to MSSLite MSS VIA or the MSS4 See Also Status Displays page 5 6 2 90 Show Nodes SHOW NODES l LAT SPX Displays information about the desired LAT or SPX service nodes Errors All nodes will be shown if no node is specified Does not apply to the MSS Via MSS4 or MSSLite Parameters LAT Shows LAT nodes identification strings and availability 2 64 Command Reference Show Ports SPX Shows SPX node hop counts frame types and availability See Also Status Displays page 5 6 2 91 Show Ports SHOW ports ALL PortList Displays all serial port settings including the port s connection status the flow control state the state of DSR and DTR serial signals the access type and more Can also be used to display modem card information for the MSS Via Port 3 for the MSS4 Ports 5 and 6 Parameters All MSS4 only Shows the port settings on all serial ports PortList MSS4 and MSS Via only Port numbers are specified with integers between 1 and 4
34. Internal error 20000000 Internal error B 1 Show 802 11 Errors Leftmost Number 10000000 08000000 04000000 02000000 01000000 00800000 00400000 00200000 00100000 00080000 00040000 00020000 00010000 00008000 00004000 00002000 00001000 00000800 00000400 00000200 Internal error Fragment reassembly timed out Failed to receive all the fragments of a fragmented 802 11 packet before the reassembly window expired Dropped some correctly received fragments Received an 802 11 packet with invalid subtype code Received an 802 11 packet with invalid type code Received an 802 11 packet with invalid version code Dropped a correctly received 802 11 packet due to lack of a sufficiently sized buffer to hold it May happen under heavy network load if applications are not processing network data fast enough Internal error Internal error Failed to transmit an 802 11 management packet Failed to transmit an 802 11 data packet Internal error Lost contact with the AP Unit will attempt to reestablish contact by itself Unit was deauthenticated or disassociated by the AP for attempting to pass data packets before being fully associated Indicates confusion of either the unit or the AP Unit was disassociated by the AP for inactivity Unit was deauthenticated or disassociated by the AP because the AP is going offline or being reconfigured to serve a different network Un
35. MSS Reference Manual For the Lantronix MSS Family of Device Servers The information in this guide may change without notice The manufacturer assumes no responsibility for any errors which may appear in this guide UNIX is a registered trademark of The Open Group Ethernet is a trademark of XEROX Corporation NetWare is a trademark of Novell Corp Windows is a trademark of Microsoft Copyright 2001 Lantronix All rights reserved No part of the contents of this book may be transmitted or reproduced in any form or by any means without the written permission of Lantronix Printed in the United States of America The revision date for this manual is 4 June 2001 Part Number 900 157 Rev D WARNING This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to Part 15 of FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against such interference when operating in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with this guide may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause interference in which case the user at his or her own expense will be required to take whatever measures may be required to correct the interference Changes or modifications to this device not explicitly approved by Lantronix will void th
36. NONE Configures the ESSID which tells the MSS the name of the Extended Service Set ESS to which it belongs Setting an ESSID ensures that the MSS will stay on the desired network subsegment Any configuration changes you make will not take place until you issue the Change 80211 Reset command Restrictions Requires privileged user status Only applies to the MSS VIA and certain MSS4 models 2 4 Command Reference Change 80211 Errors Parameters Defaults See Also If you enter a command that is not applicable to the 802 11 card currently in use you will receive an Error message name Enter a string of up to 32 characters If the string contains lowercase letters or non alphanumerics it may need to be enclosed in double quotes to be processed properly None If no ESSID string is set the MSS will communicate with whichever Access Point AP gives the strongest signal regardless of ESS association Setting the ESSID to none allows the MSS to associate with any AP within range ESSID None Show 80211 page 2 63 2 2 5 Change 80211 Fragmentation CHANGE 80211 FRAGMENTATION num Changes the fragmentation threshold Any configuration changes you make will not take place until you issue the Change 80211 Reset command Restrictions Errors Parameters Defaults See Also Requires privileged user status Only applies to the MSS VIA and certain MSS4 models If you enter a comman
37. RITY l IPaddress ALL Removes entries from the IP Security table Restrictions Requires privileged user status Errors An error will be returned if the IPSecurity entry does not exist See Also Change IPSecurity page 2 27 Show IPsecurity page 2 64 2 72 Disconnect DISCONNECT session Terminates the current session or specified session s 2 73 Finger FINGER use rname e hostname Displays information about local and remote users This command is an implementation of the Unix Finger command Port information will not be displayed Restrictions An error is returned when the host cannot be accessed Parameters username i l Enter a username to display information about that particular MSS user hostname Enter a hostname to display information about all of the users at the specified host site username hostname Enter both parameters with the at symbol O to display information about a particular user on that host 2 57 Command Reference Forward 2 74 Forward FORWARD When entered in local mode moves users one session forward to a more recent session See Also Backward page 2 2 Change Backward Switch page 2 14 Change Forward Switch page 2 24 Change Local Switch page 2 30 2 5 Help HELP keyword Allows the user to view command syntax information Typing Help alone will show a list of top level commands Parameters keyword Specify one of
38. ard or the documentation that came with your wireless networking PC Card Throughout this manual the term MSS refers to the MSS family in general If a particular feature or command applies only to certain models it will be noted as such 1 1 What s New Most commands now include either a Port or Server parameter These parameters are only necessary if you are configuring an MSS4 which is the first member of the MSS family to have multiple configurable serial ports The Port parameter allows you to configure port specific options the Server parameter applies to settings that affect the entire MSS The Disk commands provide a wide range of disk management options for the MSS4 MSS100 MSSLiteX and the MSS VIA Options for managing the internal flash disk and formatting ATA Flash cards are included under this command tree 1 2 Command Syntax Command line entry is both simple and powerful Users can enter up to 132 characters on a command line or abbreviate commands to a sequence of the smallest unique keywords sometimes single characters Commands are executed when the Return key is pressed or when the command line exceeds 132 characters 1 1 Introduction Command Line Editing Please read this section carefully so you can understand the conventions used in the command descriptions 4 Commands are listed in alphabetical order Some commands do not apply to all members of the MSS family and are so noted Commands and
39. are specified with integers between 1 and 4 and should be separated with commas for lists or dashes for ranges Defaults None See Also Change Autobaud page 2 11 Change Charsize page 2 16 2 41 Change Passflow DISABLED CHANGE PORT PortList PASSFLOW ENABLED Specifies whether XON XOFF characters will be stripped from the data stream Enabled means that the MSS will both respond to XON XOFF and send them to the host Disabled means that we respond to XON XOFF but do not send them to the host Passflow is only useful when XonXoff flow control is set Parameters Port MSS4 only Specifies a particular port or group of ports Note In the absence of the PortList parameter the configuration will affect the MSS4 s current port only PortList Specify a particular port or group of ports Port numbers are specified with integers between 1 and 4 and should be separated with commas for lists or dashes for ranges See Also Change Flow Control page 2 23 2 36 Command Reference Change Password Incoming 2 42 Change Password Incoming CHANGE PORT PortLisi PASSWORD INCOMING l DISABLED ENABLED Controls whether the MSS will ask users for an incoming password when they attempt to connect to the network socket connection ports ports 200x and 300x where x is the number of the desired serial port See Environment Strings on page B 1 for more information on network socket connections
40. atus The MSSLite MSS4 and the MSS VIA do not support Netware When enabling more than one frame type you must enable NetWare Routing 2 33 Command Reference Change NetWare Internal Network Parameters Defaults See Also Ether_II Enables Ethernet v2 frame type Native Enables the native mode NetWare frame type Snap Enables the 802 2 frame type with SNAP SAPs 802_2 Enables the 802 2 frame type with NetWare SAPs all Enabled Internal routing also enabled Change NetWare Internal Network page 2 34 Change NetWare Routing page 2 35 Show NetWare page 2 64 2 37 Change NetWare Internal Network CHANGE NETWARE INTERNAL NETWORK number Changes the MSS s preset internal network number which is derived from the unit s Ethernet address This number is used for internal NetWare routing Restrictions Parameters See Also Requires privileged user status The MSSLite MSS4 and the MSS VIA do not support Netware number Specify the new internal network number in the format annnnnnn where a represents a letter and each n represents a number Change NetWare Encapsulation page 2 33 Change NetWare Routing page 2 35 Show NetWare page 2 64 2 38 Change NetWare Loadhost CHANGE NETWARE LOADHOST fileserver NONE Specifies the name of the fileserver from which download attempts will be made at boot time Restrictions Requires privileged user status T
41. aults Disabled 2 51 Command Reference Crypt Password 2 69 Crypt Password CRYPT PASSWORD password Changes the password used for the encryption mode environment string Y Both ends of the connection must agree on the encryption password being used You must reboot after changing the encryption password Note To use the encryption features for your MSS you must use a special software file Contact Lantronix for more information This command can be used to configure an MSS to MSS encrypted session Set the encryption password on both units to be the same password reboot both units then telnet either to one of the unit s local prompts i e socket 2100 or serial port i e socket 210x where x is the serial port number using the Y environment string Sockets 2100 and 210x are assumed to be encrypted on the receiving MSS Restrictions Requires privileged user status Parameters password l Enter a new encryption password The password can be up to 7 alphanumeric or escaped hex xx characters and is case sensitive See Also Change Dedicated page 2 19 Hostlist page 2 58 2 52 Command Reference Disk 2 70 Disk CAT file CD directory CHMOD code file CP filel file2 DF disk FLASH FORMAT PCCARD1 PCCARD2 FSCK HEAD file LNflag filel file2 DISK LS flag file MKDIR directory MORE file MV file target OD flag file PWD RM jtag file RMDIR directory SYNC TAIL file TEST flag file TOUCH fi
42. cepting a UDP packet from any host 2 2 1 11 Y Sets up encrypted mode a raw TCP socket that encrypts all data using a 56 bit key for the MSS Note To use the encryption features for your MSS you must use a special software file Contact Lantronix for more information This string can be used in conjunction with the encryption password to establish encrypted sessions between two MSS products To set up an encrypted session set the encryption password on both MSS units to the same password and reboot both units Then establish an encrypted session from one unit to the other For example entering the command given in the example would set up an encrypted session to the second unit s first serial port Note To change the encryption key used for encryption mode see Crypt Password on page 2 52 Examples Local gt TELNET 192 0 2 25 2101Y where 2101 is the encrypted serial port on the MSS Local gt TELNET 192 0 2 25 2100Y will give you an encrypted local prompt on the specified MSS See Also Crypt Password page 2 52 2 2 1 12 LD port Sets the LAT destination port to port The MSSLite MSS Via and MSS4 do not support LAT Examples Local gt LAT modem LN vax8 LD 0005 2 2 1 13 LN node Sets the target LAT node to node The MSSLite MSS Via and MSS4 do not support LAT Examples Local gt LAT modem LN vax8 LD 0005 B 4 B Show 802 11 Errors B 1 Introduction When you enter
43. cket that was too large to be handled Internal error Failed to queue a data packet that could not be sent immediately for later transmission It was dropped Internal error Failed to find sync to and associate with an AP or ad hoc network within a reasonable time Most likely there is no AP or ad hoc network within range that satisfies the unit s ESSID NETWORK TYPE and CHANNEL parameters Received an 802 11 data packet that was not encapsulated as per RFC1042 or 802 1h Unit will still decapsulate and interpret the packet Some vendors APs trip this error when they send out magic packets containing proprietary extensions not defined by the 802 11 spec Received an 802 11 data packet encapsulated in a completely foreign manner or not encapsulated at all Unit will still attempt to interpret the packet but proper interpretation is not guaranteed The packet may be dropped as unintelligible Received an encrypted packet that could not properly be decrypted Packet was dropped Unspecified error during packet reception At least one packet was dropped Absence of this error bit does not imply that all packets have been received correctly however A received packet failed CRC check and was dropped Internal error May occur in conjunction with no AP or ad hoc network within range errors B 4 Show 802 11 Errors Rightmost Number 00000004 Internal error 00000002 Internal error 00000001 Internal error Index
44. connecting or when no host name is specified for a TCP Telnet Rlogin SPX or LAT connection command Restrictions Requires privileged user status The MSSLite MSS4 and the MSS VIA do not support LAT or SPX Errors A dedicated service will override all preferred services Only one preferred service can be configured at a time Parameters Port MSS4 only Specifies a particular port or group of ports Note In the absence of the PortList parameter the configuration will affect the MSS4 s current port only PortList Specify a particular port or group of ports Port numbers are specified with integers between 1 and 4 and should be separated with commas for lists or dashes for ranges TCP Specifies a TCP IP host By default TCP opens a regular Telnet connection that includes Telnet IAC option negotiation Other connection types can be made using environment strings see Change Dedicated on page 2 19 for more information hostname Enter a text host name or a numeric IP address SPX Specifies an SPX host for the preferred connection SAPname Enter the SPX host s SAP name LAT Specifies a LAT host for the preferred connection 2 39 Command Reference Change Privpass See Also servicename Enter the name of the desired LAT service envString Add the desired environment key s See Appendix B for a complete list of strings Options must be separated by colons None Clears preferred service conf
45. connection OS Sends SYN packets less frequently for slow bandwidth networks P P Passall mode P Passthru mode B 1 Environment Strings Usage Examples Table B 1 Environment Strings R Rlogin protocol sets port number to 513 if not already set T TCP mode raw uninterpreted data stream U UDP mode the default UDP socket is 4096 S Specifies session mode Only valid with U XXXX Timeout value in seconds up to 3600 1 hour Only valid with S Y Encrypted mode raw TCP socket that encrypts all data using a 56 bit key LD port Sets the LAT destination port to port LN node Sets the target LAT node to node B 2 1 Usage Examples These examples should illustrate the proper usage of the above environment strings 2 2 1 1 nnnn Sets a socket number For TCP and UDP connections only The most common socket numbers are 7000 the MSS remote console port 200x for Telnet IAC interpretation and 300x for raw TCP IP where x is the number of the desired serial port Examples telnet 192 0 1 88 7000 connects to the remote console port of the specified host telnet 192 0 1 66 3001 forms a raw TCP IP connection to the MSS serial console port Local gt TELNET 192 0 1 45 2003 forms a connection with Telnet IAC interpretation to the third serial port of an MSS4 See Also Your MSS Installation Guide for more information on socket connections 2 2 1 2 C and C C specifies CR t
46. cted in Local gt mode Serial Users are connected to the serial port as if they Telnetted to port 2001 Console 2 48 Command Reference Change Telnetpad 2 64 Change Telnetpad CHANGE PORT PortList TELNETPAD DISABLED ENABLED When enabled Telnetpad tells the MSS to pad carriage returns with null characters during Telnet sessions The Telnet RFC Request for Comments specifies Telnetpad Enabled Restrictions Requires privileged user status Parameters Port MSS4 only Specifies a particular port or group of ports Note In the absence of the PortList parameter the configuration will affect the MSS4 s current port only PortList Specify a particular port or group of ports Port numbers are specified with integers between 1 and 4 and should be separated with commas for lists or dashes for ranges Defaults Enabled 2 65 Change Termtype CHANGE PORT PortList TERMTYPE l termstring NONE Specifies a terminal type for the desired port If supported by the network protocol the MSS reports this string to the remote host Parameters Port MSS4 only Specifies a particular port or group of ports Note In the absence of the PortList parameter the configuration will affect the MSS4 s current port only PortList Specify a particular port or group of ports Port numbers are specified with integers between 1 and 4 and should be separated with commas for lists or dashes for ranges
47. d that is not applicable to the 802 11 card currently in use you will receive an Error message num Enter an integer between 256 and 2346 to change the fragmentation threshold 2346 Show 80211 page 2 63 2 2 6 Change 80211 MAC Address CHANGE 80211 MACADDRESS l CARD MSS Configures which of the two available MAC addresses the MSS will use on the network its own or that of the attached 802 11 wireless networking PC card The MSS MAC address which is the same as its hardware address is printed on bottom label of the MSS Any configuration changes you make will not take place until you issue the Change 80211 Reset command 2 5 Command Reference Change 80211 Restrictions Errors Parameters Defaults Examples See Also Requires privileged user status Only applies to the MSS VIA and certain MSS4 models If you enter a command that is not applicable to the 802 11 card currently in use you will receive an Error message Card Instructs the MSS to use the MAC address of the wireless PC card that is inserted into one of its PC card slots MSS Instructs the MSS to use its own internal MAC address MSS Local gt gt CHANG Local gt gt CHANG 80211 MACADDRESS CARD 80211 RESET ry ry Show 80211 page 2 63 2 2 7 Change 80211 Network Mode CHANGE 80211 NETWORKMODE l ADHOC INFRASTRUCTURE Denotes whether the MSS operates in a peer to peer
48. de SYS LOGIN filename Used to load from a Novell fileserver Enter the proper node and filename The entire path should be no more than 47 characters long None Clears any previously configured startup settings Retry Re attempts load of the startupfile a certain number of times before giving up 2 46 Command Reference Change Stopbits num Specify the desired number or retry attempts Enter zero to make the MSS retry until the startupfile is read indefinitely Defaults Retry 5 Examples Local gt CHANGE STARTUP FILE bob start Local gt CHANGE STARTUP FILE hevax start com Local gt CHANGE STARTUP FILE engfs sys login start cmd Local gt CHANGE SERVER STARTUP RETRY 6 See Also Change Loadhost page 2 29 Source page 2 67 2 60 Change Stopbits 1 CHANGE PORT PortList STOPBITS l a Specifies how many stop bits the port will use Restrictions Requires privileged user status Parameters Port MSS4 only Specifies a particular port or group of ports Note In the absence of the PortList parameter the configuration will affect the MSS4 s current port only PortList Specify a particular port or group of ports Port numbers are specified with integers between 1 and 4 and should be separated with commas for lists or dashes for ranges Defaults 1 See Also Change Autobaud page 2 11 Change Charsize page 2 16 Change Parity page 2 35 2 61 Change S
49. e separated with commas for lists or dashes for ranges Defaults 8 data bits See Also Change Autobaud page 2 11 Change Parity page 2 35 2 12 Change Datasend IDLE num TIMEOUT FRAME num NONE X CHANGE PORT PortList DATASEND 4 CHARACTER ANY l q NONE ANY 1 SAVE 2 NONE Changes the amount of time the MSS will allow serial characters to accumulate before sending them to the host Several different triggers can be used to notify the MSS when to send the accumulated data You can specify a timeout condition of either the time since the last character was received the Timeout Idle parameter or the time since the current character burst was started the Timeout Frame parameters The timer resolution on the MSS is approximately 20 milliseconds Any timeout values lower than 30 milliseconds will be approximated as well as possible Another option is to set a one or two character trigger specified through the Character parameter that will cause the MSS to transmit the data You can also specify whether the trigger characters will be sent to the host as part of the serial data or whether they should be discarded through the Save parameter Packets created by the serial handling rules will be queued to the ethernet driver as a single operation but there is no guarantee that they will be received at the host in a single network read If the serial input buffer is filled the accumulated data will be
50. e specified with integers between 1 and 4 and should be separated with commas for lists or dashes for ranges Defaults Disabled See Also Change Autostart page 2 12 Change Charsize page 2 16 Change Parity page 2 35 2 5 Change Autostart DISABLED ENABLED x CHARACTER ANY l A CHANGE ist AUTOSTART NY PORT PortList NONE 1 SAVE 9 NONE Determines whether the specified port will wait for a carriage return or pre set character s before starting a connection Enabling Autostart causes the port to start connections automatically Autostart can also be configured to allow a user defined sequence of one or two characters to initiate sessions If the port is in Dedicated mode the autostart characters can be sent to the host as the first bytes of data In all other modes autostart characters are discarded Restrictions Requires privileged user status Errors Autostart and Autobaud are incompatible If the port is set for Autobaud enabling Autostart will disable Autobaud and produce an error message The Save parameter is only applicable when the port is configured with a dedicated host If Modem Control is enabled a port enabled for autostart will not be idle unless DSR is held low and therefore will not be available for connections from the network Parameters Port MSS4 only Specifies a particular port or group of ports Note In the absence of the Portlist parameter the configuration w
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52. ed with integers between 1 and 4 and should be separated with commas for lists or dashes for ranges 2 19 Command Reference Change Dedicated Defaults Examples See Also Hostlist Dedicates the port to a list of hosts For more information see the Hostlist command on page 2 58 LAT Dedicates the port to a LAT service servicename Enter the name of the desired LAT service None Disables all previously configured dedicated hosts Rlogin Dedicates the port to Rlogin connections Seqlist Enables a sequential hostlist When a sequential hostlist is enabled the MSS will attempt to connect to the first host in the hostlist If that connection fails it will attempt to connect to the second host listed and if that fails the third host continuing through all hostlist entries As soon as a valid connection is established normal data flow will occur between the MSS and the connected host SPX Dedicates the port to an SPX host SAPname Enter the target SPX host s SAP name TCP Specifies a TCP IP host By default TCP opens a regular Telnet connection that includes Telnet IAC option negotiation The T environment string allows you to open a raw TCP socket with no Telnet option negotiation if desired The R environment string allows you to make an Rlogin connection A socket number can also be added to connect to a socket other than the default hostname Enter a text host name or a numeric IP addre
53. eged status Note If you forget the password you must reset the MSS to its factory defaults See Initialize on page 2 59 for instructions Restrictions Parameters See Also Secure users may not become the privileged user Only one port at a time can be the privileged port Privileged Allows a user to become the port s privileged user provided the user enters the correct password Override Forces the current port to become the privileged port the previous port loses the privilege Noprivileged Removes privileged status for the port Change Privpass page 2 40 2 86 Show 80211 SHOW 80211 ANTENNA POWER Displays the current wireless networking settings Entering the command without any parameters displays basic 80211 settings including Region MAC address and ESSID Also displayed are any 802 11 errors which are discussed in Appendix B Show 802 11 Errors Errors Parameters See Also Only applies to the MSS VIA and MSS4 Antenna Displays the antenna diversity options RX and TX available on the currently installed 802 11 card Power Displays in milli Watts the transmit power settings supported by the currently installed 802 11 card Change 80211 page 2 2 Show 802 11 Errors page B 1 2 63 Command Reference Show Hostlist 2 87 Show Hostlist SHOW HOSTLIST Displays the current list of remote hosts to use for multihost mode connections See Also Status
54. ence Change LAT Groups 2 2 Change LAT Groups ALL CHANGE LAT GROUPS groupList NONE Specifies the LAT service groups to which the MSS can connect Groups are numbered from 0 to 255 Restrictions Requires privileged user status Errors The MSSLite MSS4 and the MSS VIA do not support LAT Parameters groupList Specify a list of groups to replace the current list Use commas to separate group numbers and use hyphens to separate ranges Defaults O group zero Examples CHANGE LAT GROUPS 17 21 28 118 211 220 2 28 Change LAT Identification CHANGE LAT IDENTIFICATION identString Sets the text string that identifies the MSS on LAT networks Restrictions Requires privileged user status Errors The MSSLite MSS4 and the MSS VIA do not support LAT Parameters identString Enter a string of 40 or fewer characters Enclose the string in quotes if it contains lower case letters spaces or punctuation 2 29 Change Loadhost CHANGE SERVER SECONDARY LOADHOST Paddress Specifies the TCP IP host from which the MSS requests its runtime code Restrictions Requires privileged user status Parameters Server MSS4 only 2 29 Command Reference Change Local Switch Secondary Configures a loadhost to be used when the primary loadhost is unavailable IPaddress Specify a host using standard numeric format host names cannot be resolved v a a nameserver Specifying an IP address of
55. h the AP failed because the AP does not support all 802 11 options requested by the unit Authentication or association with the AP failed or the unit was deauthenticated or disassociated by the AP for a reason explicitly given as unspecified Could not find any beacons matching the network parameters the unit is configured with Most likely there is no AP or ad hoc network within range that satisfies the unit s ESSID NETWORK TYPE and CHANNEL parameters Internal error B 2 2 Rightmost Number 80000000 40000000 20000000 10000000 08000000 04000000 02000000 01000000 00800000 00400000 00200000 Unassigned Unassigned Unassigned Unassigned Unassigned Unassigned Unassigned Unassigned Unassigned Unassigned Unassigned B 3 Show 802 11 Errors Rightmost Number 00100000 00080000 00040000 00020000 00010000 00008000 00004000 00002000 00001000 00000800 00000400 00000200 00000100 00000080 00000040 00000020 00000010 00000008 Unassigned Unassigned Unassigned Internal error May occur on some cards in conjunction with other described error codes The 802 11 card in use is not compatible with the regulatory region to which the unit has been programmed Internal error Internal error May occur on some cards in conjunction with authentication or association failures or other configuration mismatches Received an 802 11 pa
56. he MSSLite MSS4 and the MSS VIA do not support Netware 2 34 Command Reference Change NetWare Routing Parameters See Also fileserver Enter the name of the desired fileserver using no more than 8 characters None Specifies that no loadhost will be used Change Software page 2 45 2 39 Change NetWare Routing CHANGE NETWARE ROUTING l DISABLED ENABLED Allows the MSS to act as an internal router whenever there are multiple NetWare frame types in use on the LAN Restrictions Defaults See Also Requires privileged user status The MSSLite MSS4 and the MSS VIA do not support Netware Enabled Change NetWare Encapsulation page 2 33 Change NetWare Internal Network page 2 34 Show NetWare page 2 64 2 40 Change Parity CHANGE PORT PortList PARITY 4 NONE EVEN MARK ODD SPACE Sets the parity for the specified serial port Restrictions Errors Requires privileged user status Parity must be None for the MSS100 and MSS VIA to use 8 bit characters Autobaud will not work unless the port is using 8 bit characters with No parity or 7 bit characters with Even parity 2 35 Command Reference Change Passflow Parameters Port MSS4 only Specifies a particular port or group of ports Note In the absence of the PortList parameter the configuration will affect the MSS4 s current port only PortList Specify a particular port or group of ports Port numbers
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58. igurations Change Dedicated page 2 19 2 47 Change Privpass CHANGE SERVER PRIVPASS passwd Sets the password to become the privileged user The password should consist of no more than 6 alphabetic letters If you do not enter the password at the command line you will immediately be prompted to enter the new password This password is not displayed when typed Restrictions Parameters Defaults Examples See Also Requires privileged user status Server MSS4 only passwd Enter a password of up to 6 alphabetic characters When entered as part of the command the password should be enclosed in quotation marks system CHANGE PRIVPASS walrus Set Privileged page 2 63 2 48 Change RARP CHANGE SERVER RARP l DISABLED ENABLED Controls whether the MSS will query for a RARP host at system boot time Restrictions Parameters Requires privileged user status Server MSS4 only 2 40 Command Reference Change Retransmit Limit Defaults Enabled 2 49 Change Retransmit Limit CHANGE SERVER RETRANSMIT LIMIT number Specifies the number of retries attempted if a network message receives no acknowledgment This number may need to be increased on noisy or heavily used networks The rate at which retransmits are sent is protocol and network dependent Restrictions Requires privileged user status Applies to TCP and LAT sessions only Parameters Server
59. ill affect the MSS4 s current port only Command Reference Change Autostart Defaults Examples See Also PortList Specify a particular port or group of ports Port numbers are specified with integers between 1 and 4 and should be separated with commas for lists or dashes for ranges Character Sets a character that will cause a login event Users will get the benefit of Autostart without having to hit Return or enable Autostart for extended periods of time x Enter the desired alphanumeric character To specify a control character use escaped hex xx For example Ctrl B ASCII character 0x02 would be specified as 102 y Enter the optional second alphanumeric character To specify a control character use escaped hex xx For example Ctrl B ASCU character 0x02 would be specified as 102 Any Sets a wildcard character None Clears the autostart character Save Specifies what happens to the characters that start the connection Either the first and or second autostart characters will be passed to the host as the first bytes of data or the characters will be discarded None Discards the autostart characters Disabled Local gt CHANGE AUTOSTART ENABLED Local gt CHANGE AUTOSTART CHARACTER A Local gt CHANGE AUTOSTART SAVE 1 Change Access page 2 10 Change Autobaud page 2 11 Change Datasend page 2 17 Change Modem Control page 2 31 Change Mode
60. it was deauthenticated by the AP because its previous authentication is no longer valid Authentication or association with the AP failed or the unit was deauthenticated or disassociated by the AP for an unknown reason Association with the AP failed because the unit does not support all of the data rates marked as basic in the AP Association with the AP failed or the unit was disassociated by the AP because the AP is full and cannot handle any more stations associating with it Authentication with the AP timed out The AP did not receive an expected reply from the unit within the required time window B 2 Show 802 11 Errors Rightmost Number 00000100 00000080 00000040 00000020 00000010 00000008 00000004 00000002 00000001 Authentication with the AP failed because the WEP key the unit is using is not the same as the key the AP is using Authentication with the AP failed because either the unit or the AP sent an incorrect authentication packet Some APs will erroneously return this error code when the problem is actually authentication type not allowed Authentication with the AP failed because the AP does not allow the authentication type requested by the unit Authentication or association with the AP failed for administrative reasons Reassociation with another AP serving the same ESS as the previous one failed because the association could not be confirmed by the previous AP Association wit
61. k Adding the s flag creates a soft link Ls Displays the contents of a directory The available flags are l eE Returns a list in long form which includes information about modification date size owner and permissions Sorts the list by modification date with the newest file appearing first Reverses the order of the file listing For example if t was also specified r would list the oldest file first Mkdir Creates a new directory on the MSS RAM or flash disk More Displays the contents of a file on the terminal 24 lines of text at a time Normally the display pauses after each screen and prints MORE at the bottom of the screen To access the next screen press the Space bar To abort press Ctrl C Mv Moves files or directories on the MSS RAM and flash disks You can also rename files with this command by inserting the new filename for target Od Displays the contents of the specified file as raw hexadecimal byte values The possible flags are Prints the bytes in octal format Prints the bytes in ASCII format Prints the bytes in hexadecimal format Pwd Displays the full pathname of your current directory 2 55 Command Reference Disk Examples Rm Removes files and or directories from the MSS RAM and Flash disks The possible flags are i f Prompts for a Y yes or N no before the file is removed Removes an entire directory and al
62. kward Switch page 2 14 Show Session page 2 66 2 2 Change 80211 Note The Change 80211 Reset command must be entered after any 802 11 configuration command is issued The changes made by the configuration commands will not take effect until after the Reset command is used The Change 802 11 Enabled Disabled command requires a reboot before the change will take effect 2 2 1 Change 80211 Enabled CHANGE 80211 ENABLED DISABLED When 802 11 is enabled the MSS checks for a compatible 802 11 wireless Ethernet PC card at startup and if one is present uses the card instead of a wired Ethernet port If no valid PC card is detected at startup the MSS uses the 10 100BASE T or for the MSS4 the 100BASE FX network connection When 802 11 is disabled the MSS will ignore an installed 802 11 card and will only look for a compatible wired Ethernet connection You must reboot the MSS before those changes will take place Restrictions Requires privileged user status Only applies to the MSS VIA and certain MSS4 models For the MSS4 only one 802 11 card can be installed at a time The card can be installed in either slot of the MSS4 Parameters Enabled Prompts the MSS to check for a compatible 802 11 wireless Ethernet networking PC card at startup If one is present wireless networking will be used instead of the wired Ethernet connection You must reboot the MSS after entering this command Disabled Prompts the MSS to onl
63. l of its subdirectories Rmdir Removes a directory from the specified disks The command can only be used if the directory is empty If the directory is full you must add the DISK RM rf command Sync Pores the MSS to write files to flash immediately Normally when the MSS is rewriting files to the Flash disk it will buffer data before initiating a write sequence Write sequences are automatically written after 5 seconds of disk inactivity Tail Outputs the end of a file Test Evaluates a file true or false The possible flags that will be returned are d e f r W X True if file exists and is a directory True if file exists regardless of type True if file exists and is a regular file True if file exists and is a symbolic link True if file exists and is readable True if file exists and is writable True indicates only that the write flag is on The file is not writable on a read only file system even if this test indicates true True if file exists and is executable True indicates only that the execute flag is on If the file is a directory true indicates that the file can be searched Touch Creates an empty disk file Local gt gt DISK CHMOD 755 PCCARD1 index txt Local gt gt DISK FORMAT PCCARD1 Local gt gt DISK LS 1 PCCARD1 Local gt gt DISK TEST PCCARD1 add exe 2 56 Command Reference Delete IPSecurity 2 71 Delete IPSecurity DELETE IPSECU
64. le Performs disk management functions for the MSS and for models with PC card support for any installed ATA flash card The MSS contains two modifiable directories ram and flash and one read only directory rom For MSS models with one PC card slot an ATA card can be accessed as pccard1 for models with two slots the card in the top slot can be accessed as pecard1 and the card in the bottom slot as pecard2 The Disk commands are very similar to the file management commands in UNIX environments Unlike the similar UNIX commands each disk command must be preceded by the word DISK The commands are also not case sensitive The Disk commands honor disk permissions All disks are read only for non privileged users Restrictions The Format and FSCK parameters requires privileged user status Only apply to the MSS4 MSS100 MSSLiteX and the MSS VIA The ROM disk is read only and cannot be modified by users 2 53 Command Reference Disk Errors Parameters For the pcecard1 and pccard 2 parameter you will receive an error if either the specified card is not a storage card or if there is no card in the slot Cat Displays an entire file in your terminal window Cd Changes your current working directory Chmod Changes permissions for a file or directory To assign permissions enter a 3 digit number The first digit represents the owner s permissions The second digit represents the group s
65. lename Enter the TFTP hostname either a text name or an IP address followed by a colon and the download path and file name 2 67 Command Reference SPX Examples Local gt SOURCE labsun start com See Also Change Startup File page 2 46 2 100 SPX SPX SA Pname Attempts a connection to an SPX enabled device on the network SPX devices announce their availability to the network with SAP names the target device must be advertising itself via SAP announcements for the MSS to make a connection Errors Does not apply to the MSSLite MSS VIA and MSS4 Parameters SAPname Enter the target device s SAP name for example MSS_xxxxxx 2 101 Telnet TELNET Paddress envstrin Initiates a Telnet connection to a remote host An environment string can also be specified as described below If you have previously configured a preferred host you can enter the command without a parameter to automatically connect to the preferred host Errors There can be no space between the hostname and the colon or between the colon and the environment string Parameters IPaddress Enter a text host name or an IP address This parameter is only optional if a preferred service has been defined envString Add the desired environment key s See Appendix B for a complete list of strings Options must be separated by colons Examples Local gt Telnet 192 0 1 201 T Forms a raw TCP connection to the specified host
66. licita idad tancia 2 14 21 Change Bootgate Way milla tte ds alii air 2 14 2 8 Change BOOTP np riip E E E E cated EE E EE Eea a TEN es 2 15 2 9 Change Break eenei trierer ee taoeu eE aaRS 2 15 2 10 Change Butter ici add ins 2 16 2 VTs hange COATSIZE dnd RRA E atra 2 16 212 Change Datasend siinne e aitor E E E E a EA Eo 2 17 2 13 Change Dedicated reee eiae ienee e pena lec chats dent a cena dd 2 19 2 14 Change DA CP ica tito 2 21 Z15 Change DOM aii a nae 2 21 2 16 Change DSRLEOZOU eoi ereraa een A AC Raced teess 2 22 2 17 Change DT RW alts ses cinta fits 2 22 2 18 Change Elow Controlan A tdi 2 23 2 19 Change Forward Switch iii sch ad alain 2 24 2 20 Change Gate w ay mid At dl edad shaticuans 2 24 2 21 Change Inactive Lo gouter enn e Ea E athe EE TETs 2 25 2 22 Change Inactive TIMET rriro berraten oni aR AEE adn CEER Eao 2 25 2 23 C hange Income aiii ds 2 26 224 Change IPA Caress siii ri A O OR a A A E N e 2 27 Contents 2 23 Change IPSecunity clica aire at iene li 2 27 2 26 Change LAT Cire Pune rita de ita 2 28 2 27 Change LAV GrOUPS eiii elisha cei Leis wrt wend o anne nes 2 29 2 28 Change LAT Identification aia ubsid dlls 2 29 2 29 Change Loadhostiiadaai datado 2 29 2 30 Change Local Switch ariete E A ia 2 30 231 Change LOBO pas iii A a a a AA 2 31 2 32 Change Modem Controles anales see ace A E Soave E A a 2 31 2 33 Change Modem Emulation creec e eie e aea aa aeie EE ACTAE 2 32 2 34 Change NaMe sisis sngis ast nl 2 32 2
67. m Emulation page 2 32 2 13 Command Reference Change Backward Switch 2 6 Change Backward Switch CHANGE PORT PortList BACKWARD swrrcn character NONE Defines a key that will switch the user to a previous session without entering local mode From local mode the key functions as 1f the Backward command was entered Any key can be specified unless 1t conflicts with MSS line editing or the Break or Forward keys The key you specify will be stripped from the data stream so while it won t interfere with remote operating systems you will lose any functionality that key would have on local programs Restrictions Requires privileged user status Parameters Port MSS4 only Specifies a particular port or group of ports Note In the absence of the Portlist parameter the configuration will affect the MSS4 s current port only PortList Specify a particular port or group of ports Port numbers are specified with integers between 1 and 4 and should be separated with commas for lists or dashes for ranges character Specifies a character to serve as the switch key To specify a control character use escaped hex xx For example Ctrl B ASCII character 0x02 would be specified as 102 None Clears any previously defined Backward Switch key Defaults No switch See Also Backward page 2 2 Change Break page 2 15 Change Forward Switch page 2 24 Change Local Switch page 2 30 Forward page 2 58 2 7
68. mmand line Delete Deletes the character before the cursor Ctrl A Toggles insertion mode insert or overstrike Ctrl D Logs the user out of the server Ctrl E Moves the cursor to the end of the line Ctrl H or Backspace Moves the cursor to the beginning of the line Ctrl R Redisplays the current command Ctrl U Deletes the entire line 1 2 Introduction Help Table 1 1 Command Line Editing Keys Key Purpose Ctrl Z Logs the user out of the server Left Arrow Moves the cursor left Right Arrow Moves the cursor right Ctrl P or Up Arrow Ctrl N or Down Arrow text 1 Recalls the previous command Recalls the next command Recalls the last command starting with text Recalls and implements the last command 1 4 Help Context sensitive help is available at any time You may type Help by itself for overall help Help lt command gt for help on a specific command or a partial command line followed by a question mark for help on what is appropriate at that particular point See Help on page 2 58 for more details 1 5 About This Manual The rest of this Reference Manual is divided as follows Chapter 2 Command Reference contains a comprehensive listing of all MSS commands These commands can be entered at the command line to configure monitor and use the MSS e Appendices provide supplementary information Read them as necessary The comprehensive Index can be used to find specific information For in
69. n 64 characters None Disables the previously configured domain name See Also Change Nameserver page 2 33 2 21 Command Reference Change DSRLogout 2 16 Change DSRLogout CHANGE PORT PortLisi DSRLOGOUT DISAPLED ENABLED If DSRLogout is enabled the specified port will be logged out when its DSR signal is de asserted This logout usually happens only when the attached device is turned off or disconnected The feature can be used to keep users from switching physical terminal lines to access other sessions Open connections will be closed before logout Restrictions Requires privileged user status Does not apply to the MSS485 Errors Modem Control must be disabled to use DSRLogout Modem Control implies DSRLogout Parameters Port MSS4 only Specifies a particular port or group of ports Note In the absence of the PortList parameter the configuration will affect the MSS4 s current port only PortList Specify a particular port or group of ports Port numbers are specified with integers between 1 and 4 and should be separated with commas for lists or dashes for ranges Defaults Disabled See Also Change Modem Control page 2 31 2 17 Change DTRWait CHANGE PORT PortList DTRWAIT l DISABLED ENABLED If enabled the MSS will not assert the DTR signal on the specified serial port until a user logs into the port or until a network connection is made to the port Restrictions
70. n alphanumeric string of up to 15 bytes 2 44 Command Reference Change Software Examples See Also CHANGE SNMPSETCOMM WPHRED adds a single community with read write access The Configuration chapter of your Installation Guide 2 57 Change Software CHANGE SERVER SOFTWARE filename Specifies the name of the download file that when a reload has been requested the MSS will attempt to load at boot time Restrictions Parameters See Also Requires privileged user status Server MSS4 only filename Specify a loadfile name of 11 or fewer characters The server will automatically add a SYS extension to the file name You can also enter the complete pathname if the file is to be loaded via TFTP place the filename in quotes to preserve case Change Loadhost page 2 29 2 58 Change Speed CHANGE PORT PortList SPEED rate Specifies the baud rate of the serial port Restrictions Errors Parameters Note Requires privileged user status An error is displayed if an unsupported baud rate is specified Port MSS4 only Specifies a particular port or group of ports In the absence of the PortList parameter the configuration will affect the MSS4 s current port only PortList Specify a particular port or group of ports Port numbers are specified with integers between 1 and 4 and should be separated with commas for lists or dashes for ranges
71. n iei aia E sien eee tiie racine A C 3 Index 1 Introduction The Lantronix MSS family of Device Servers allows you to network enable a variety of serial devices that were not originally designed to be networked personal computers terminals modems industrial machinery and more Certain MSS models offer fiber optic Ethernet PC card support for 802 11 modem and ATA Flash cards and multiple serial ports ensuring a product for almost any networking need This manual provides the complete command set for all products in the MSS family These commands can be entered at the command line to configure the MSS to best meet your needs While most basic MSS features can be configured using EZWebCon or ThinWeb Manager the command line interface allows you to customize some of the more advanced features This chapter provides a brief introduction to the command line environment for the MSS e What s New on page 1 1 describes what s changed since the last revision of this manual Command Syntax on page 1 1 provides the conventions used in the command diagrams and descriptions Command Line Editing on page 1 2 lists the keys that should be used for line editing Help on page 1 3 offers information on various types of context sensitive help Note Parts of this manual assume knowledge of the IEEE 802 11 Standard governing wireless networking If you do not understand wireless networking concepts and implementation please refer to the Stand
72. n to a machine on a different network is attempted messages will be directed to the gateway for forwarding The MSS will try to learn gateways automatically if none have been configured Restrictions Requires privileged user status Errors If a gateway is not defined an error will be returned 2 24 Command Reference Change Inactive Logout Parameters Server MSS4 only Secondary Configures a gateway to be used when the primary gateway is unavailable IPaddress Specify a host using the numeric IP address format Specifying an IP address of 0 0 0 0 removes the previously defined gateway See Also Change Subnet Mask page 2 47 2 21 Change Inactive Logout CHANGE PORT PortList INACTIVE LOGOUT DISABLED ENABLED Determines whether a port will be automatically logged out after a period of inactivity Any open connections will be closed before logout Inactivity is defined as having no keyboard or network activity on the port The inactivity period is set with the Change Inactive Timer command Restrictions Requires privileged user status Parameters Port MSS4 only Specifies a particular port or group of ports Note In the absence of the PortList parameter the configuration will affect the MSS4 s current port only PortList Specify a particular port or group of ports Port numbers are specified with integers between 1 and 4 and should be separated with commas for lists or dashes for ranges
73. o CRLF C specifies CR to LF Examples Local gt gt CHANGE PREFERRED TELNET 192 0 1 3 C 2 2 1 3 D and D D sets Backspace mode D sets Delete mode Examples telnet 192 0 1 5 D 2 2 1 4 E and E E sets Local Echo mode E sets Remote Echo mode Examples telnet 192 0 1 48 E B 2 Environment Strings Usage Examples 2 2 1 5 OR Sets up a dedicated redirector connection Enabling Autostart for the dedicated port as shown in the example below will automatically start the redirector connection More information about the Lantronix Com Port Redirector software is available in your MSS Installation Guide EDICATED TCP 192 0 2 25 0R Examples Local gt gt CHANGE D AUTOSTART ENABLED Local gt gt CHANG E See Also Change Dedicated page 2 19 Change Autostart page 2 12 2 2 1 6 OS Sends TCP SYN packets less frequently This string is useful for slow bandwidth networks Examples telnet 192 0 1 78 0S 2 2 1 7 Pand P P specifies Passall method P specifies Passthru mode Both Passall and Passthru will prevent the proper handling of the Forward and Backward keys Examples Local gt gt CHANGE DEDICATED TELNET 192 0 1 221 P 2 2 1 8 R Specifies that the connection use the Rlogin protocol Sets the port number to 513 if not already set Examples Local gt gt CHANGE DEDICATED TCP 192 0 1 8 R 2 2 1 9 T F
74. o its default transmit power setting num Enter a specific milliWatt power setting 80211 POWER DEFAULT 80211 RESET Local gt gt CHANG Local gt gt CHANG a a Show 80211 page 2 63 80211 Region CHANGE 80211 REGION FCC IC ETSI SPAIN FRANCE MKK Sets the regulatory region under which you will operate the MSS Users in the United States can leave this at the default setting FCC Other users should set it to correspond with their region Any configuration changes you make will not take place until you issue the Change 80211 Reset command Restrictions Errors Requires privileged user status Only applies to the MSS VIA and certain MSS4 models If you enter a region that will not work with your 802 11 card an error bit will be displayed when you enter the Show 80211 command 2 7 Command Reference Change 80211 Parameters Regions IC Canada ETSI Europe most countries verify with your local regulatory body SPAIN Spain FRANCE France MKK Japan Defaults FCC Examples Local gt gt CHANGE 80211 REGION FRANCE Local gt gt CHANGE 80211 RESET See Also Show 80211 page 2 63 2 2 10 Change 80211 Reset CHANGE 80211 RESET Resets the MSS so any configuration changes will take effect immediately Restrictions Requires privileged user status Only applies to the MSS VIA and certain MSS4 models Parameters Reset Re
75. olons Local gt LAT modem LD port5 2 9 Logout Port LOGOUT PORT PortList Logs out the serial port disconnecting any existing sessions For the MSS4 you can log out multiple serial ports at once Can also be used to log out modem card ports Port 3 on the Via Ports 5 and 6 for the MSS4 Parameters Port Logs out the current port if entered by itself or if used with the PortList parameter logs out the specified port 2 60 Command Reference Netstat Note In the absence of the PortList parameter the configuration will affect the MSS4 s current port only PortList MSS4 and MSS Via only Specify a port number as an integer between and 3 Via or 1 and 6 MSS4 You can not log out multiple ports at once number Enter a port number 2 80 Netstat NETSTAT Displays currently active NetWare and TCP IP network connections and the depth of UDP packet queues This information is primarily intended for debugging network problems 2 81 Ping PING hostname length Sends an IP echo packet request to another network host and provides an easy way to test IP network connections In general any host that supports IP will respond if it is able regardless of login restrictions job load or operating system If the host does not reply there may be a network IP configuration problem Parameters hostname Enter either a resolvable text host name or a numeric IP address length Length of
76. orms a raw Telnet connection If no environment string is specified a Telnet connection is assumed Examples Local gt CHANGE DEDICATED TCP chimaera 2001T 2 2 1 10 U Sets the connection to UDP mode The default UDP socket is 4096 To configure a passive UDP session do not enter a hostname before the environment key s If you want the MSS to spoof a connection with whatever host sends a packet use the S and xxxx keys along with U In this state the MSS will accept a packet from any host and then wait for either another packet from that host or a timeout of xxx seconds The timeout sends the MSS back to passive mode Parameters S Only valid with the U environment string XXXX Sets the session timeout value in seconds up to 3600 one hour Only valid with the S string B 3 Environment Strings Usage Examples Examples Local gt gt CHANGE DEDICATED TCP 192 73 220 1 U Local gt gt CHANGE DEDICATED TCP U forms a passive UDP session with any host Local gt gt CHANGE DEDICATED TCP US60 forms a passive UDP session where the MSS will wait 60 seconds after receiving a packet from one host before returning to passive mode Local gt CHANGE DEDICATED TCP 4096US120 forms a passive UDP connection with any host where once a packet is received the MSS will communicate with only that host until 120 seconds of inactivity have occurred and will then return to the initial state of ac
77. permissions The third digit represents the world s permissions Digit Meaning 0 No permissions 1 Execute permission only 2 Write permission only 3 Write and Execute permissions 4 Read permission only 5 Read and Execute permissions 6 Read and Write permissions 7 All permissions Cp Copies or moves a file To copy a file enter the filename for filel and the new file name as file2 To move a file specify the filename as filel and the destination directory as file2 Df Displays the blocks of free space on the MSS disks When you add the i switch the display includes in the display the number of inodes used versus the number still available disk Enter the disk name e g flash Format Formats either the Flash disk or the specified PC card with the Lantronix filesystem Flash Formats or erases the flash disk 2 54 Command Reference Disk PCCard1 and PCCard2 Formats an ATA flash card for use in an MSS PC card slot An unformatted card can not be used by the MSS The pccardl parameter applies to all MSS products with one PC card slot MSS VIA or the first top slot of the MSS4 The pccard2 parameter applies to the bottom PC card slot of the MSS4 Fsck Checks the MSS filesystem and corrects any problems Head Outputs the beginning of a string Ln Creates a hard or soft link for files linking a file or set of files to another file using no flag creates a hard lin
78. pted with its WEP key Disabling WEP causes the MSS to ignore its WEP key and only receive and transmit unencrypted network traffic Any configuration changes you make will not take place until you issue the Change 80211 Reset command Restrictions Errors Parameters Requires privileged user status Only applies to the MSS VIA and certain MSS4 models If you enter a command that is not applicable to the 802 11 card currently in use you will receive an Error message Enabled Enables WEP Disabled Disables WEP Index Assigns the index number that should be used with the WEP key num Enter an integer between 1 and 4 For two keys to match both their key data and their index number must be identical Key Sets the WEP key The MSS allows both 40 bit and 128 bit keys and will determine which key length is being set by the length of the key data 2 9 Command Reference Change Access Defaults Examples See Also keydata Enter the WEP key The key format should be entered as xx xx xx xx where each x is a hexadecimal digit 0 through 9 and A through F Each pair of hex digits xx defines a byte of key data and each byte is separated from the next by a dash For a 40 bit key 5 bytes of key data must be given For a 128 bit key 13 bytes of data must be given Receive Determines whether the MSS will receive unencrypted data while WEP is enabled All Allows reception of encrypted traffic while
79. rt or group of ports Note In the absence of the PortList parameter the configuration will affect the MSS4 s current port only PortList Specify a particular port or group of ports Port numbers are specified with integers between 1 and 4 and should be separated with commas for lists or dashes for ranges Defaults Disabled See Also Change Loginpass page 2 31 2 45 Change Portname CHANGE PORT PortList PORTNAME name Renames the specified serial port Restrictions Requires privileged user status Parameters Port MSS4 only Specifies a particular port or group of ports Note In the absence of the PortList parameter the configuration will affect the MSS4 s current port only PortList Specify a particular port or group of ports Port numbers are specified with integers between 1 and 4 and should be separated with commas for lists or dashes for ranges name Enter a 16 character name composed of alphanumeric characters or the underscore character Enclose the name in quotation marks to preserve case Defaults Port_1 also Port_2 Port_3 and Port_4 for MSS4 only 2 38 Command Reference Change Preferred 2 46 Change Preferred ree hostname envString NONE sex SAPname CHANGE PORT PortList PREFERRED NONE LAT J Servicename envString NONE NONE Specifies a default service for the specified port The MSS will attempt to use the preferred service for auto
80. s dine tthe cde ences dias eee ARs 2 47 2 61 Change Subnet asks traia ds td aos 2 47 2 62 Change Te PReepali vie noier i ils anal na ici tacts hot ethene 2 48 2 63 Change Telnetdes tii tscetstcuacel lssizestatectbnateneat steed sd ie its 2 48 2 64 Change Telnetpad iii nia all iba 2 49 2 69 Change ELMUNPE Ai sate AREA EA EE oaa a ca hee a ateule cabal EE n 2 49 2 66 Change Timeserver nemer a a tcbisvse N e EEE E tao E a E aa eT aa 2 50 2 67 Change Verify socer arii coer da tata 2 51 2 68 Change WIN Son A dd 2 51 2 69 Crypt Password ninia 2 52 210 DISK A RR 2 53 2 71 Delete IPSecutity A chet 2 57 2 TZ Disconnect nen e a aa iia 2 57 2 1 3 AT NAS E ET 2 57 2TA FOTW ad E a E EEE E a e E E E E Soda 2 58 Contents 2 19 E as ea a as 2 58 2 TO OS AS aie ii A A A dd leia 2 58 DAT IOMA a ds 2 59 A RATO 2 60 2 19 Logout Portugal Gatien EEE Er ERE SEDET ans 2 60 PER OE EA tart E A E EEE e A E E E EEEE AEA r E A EAER 2 61 DiS PME nnee e eE A EE E A eae R e E E E 2 61 PRPA LAI AA T E A E OS 2 61 A RENO 2 62 DIARIO de a a dee o oa a 2 62 2 85 Set Privileged AAA tenth EEEE ATEN E A AAE E ake Aa 2 63 286 Shaw 802 Ll nAn T TT A AA A 2 63 2 91 SHOW m OLS A I S AE E EAE ASES 2 64 2 88 Show IPS curity AE E EEE dit 2 64 Poe Ae TOTI A AET A E AEE AEE A E AA E EE AE EAEE AAN E EEA 2 64 2 90 ShowNodes uta A E dates aa A bot eee acd oe sa ES a Era E EEN ay 2 64 2 91 SHOW POTtS i055 agsseedadsdesscestailelebsitatedestalegesiadaceesidaateapheanesi ab
81. ser to enter the login password when attempting an incoming connection Nopassword Allows incoming connections without prompting for the login password Defaults Telnet Nopassword See Also Change Loginpass page 2 31 2 24 Change IPAddress CHANGE SER VER IPADDRESS IPaddress Sets the MSS s IP address The IP address must be set before any TCP IP functionality is available The new IP address will take effect immediately Restrictions Requires privileged user status Errors You will receive an error if the MSS cannot use the specified IP address or 1f there are currently any network connections Parameters Server MSS4 only IPaddress Specify the IP address in standard numeric format See Also Change DHCP page 2 21 the Getting Started chapter of your Installation Guide 2 25 Change IPSecurity BOTH ENABLED CHANGE IPSECURITY IPaddress INCOMING OUTGOING PORTS portlist DISABLED Adds entries to or edits entries in the IP Security table The Ports parameter applicable only to the MSS4 restricts connections to the given IP address from certain ports and connections from this address to the specified ports 2 27 Command Reference Change LAT CircTimer Restrictions Parameters Defaults Examples Requires privileged user status The Both Incoming and Outgoing parameters are only applicable to the MSS4 IPaddress Specify an address in standard numeric format An address
82. sets the MSS to make all 802 11 changes take effect immediately This command should be entered anytime you make an 802 11 configuration change It also clears out any previous errors and starts over with the current 802 11 parameters See Also Show 80211 page 2 63 2 2 11 Change 80211 RTS CHANGE 80211 RTS num Changes the RTS threshold value Any configuration changes you make will not take place until you issue the Change 80211 Reset command Restrictions Requires privileged user status Only applies to the MSS VIA and certain MSS4 models Errors If you enter a command that is not applicable to the 802 11 card currently in use you will receive an Error message 2 8 Command Reference Change 80211 Parameters Defaults Examples See Also num Enter a value between 0 and 3000 3000 80211 RTS 0 80211 RESET Local gt gt CHANG Local gt gt CHANG ry i Show 80211 page 2 63 2 2 12 Change 80211 WEP CHANGE 80211 WEP ENABLED DISABLED INDEX num KEY keydata RECEIVE ALL ENCRYPTED Enabling WEP Wireless Equivalent Privacy means the MSS will only connect to an AP in infrastructure mode or communicate with other ad hoc peers in ad hoc mode that have been programmed with the same WEP key as the MSS All wireless network traffic the MSS sends will be encrypted with its WEP key and any encrypted wireless network traffic the MSS receives will be decry
83. ss envString Add the desired environment key s See Appendix B for a complete list of strings Options must be separated by colons Disabled Local gt CHANGE DEDICATED TCP chimaera 2001T forms a raw Telnet connection to socket 2001 on host chimaera Local gt CHANGE DEDICATED TCP 4096US120 forms a passive UDP connection with any host where once a packet is received the MSS will communicate with only that host until 120 seconds of inactivity have occurred and will then return to the initial state of accepting a UDP packet from any host Change Preferred page 2 39 Crypt Password page 2 52 Hostlist page 2 58 2 20 Command Reference Change DHCP 2 14 Change DHCP CHANGE SERVER pucr DISABLED ENABLED Enables or disables querying for a DHCP host at system boot time Restrictions Requires privileged user status Errors Configuring an IP address will automatically disable DHCP Enabling DHCP will remove the IP address saved in non volatile memory NVR Parameters Server MSS4 only Defaults Enabled See Also The JP Address Configuration section of your Installation Guide 2 15 Change Domain CHANGE SERVER DOMAIN DomainName NONE Specifies the default domain name to be used when attempting to resolve text TCP IP host names Restrictions Requires privileged user status Parameters Server MSS4 only DomainName Enter a domain name of no more tha
84. stallation and setup information refer to your Installation Guide It is provided in printed form and you can find HTML and PDF versions on the distribution CD ROM and on the Lantronix web site www lantronix com 1 3 2 Command Reference This chapter describes all commands that can be used with the MSS The commands are listed in alphabetical order excluding the Ports and Server parameters which apply only to the MSS4 For example Change Server Bootgateway is considered the same command as Change Bootgateway and is alphabetized according to the latter Commands that configure the MSS serial ports will not affect a dedicated console port unless explicitly stated in the individual command description Some commands can be used with environment strings which are discussed in detail in Appendix B The following items are provided in the description of each command 4 The command s full syntax shown in diagram form See Command Syntax on page 1 1 for more information on the command syntax Any restrictions on the command such as whether you must be the privileged user to use it Potential errors that may be encountered when using the command Default settings where applicable Examples of the command where applicable Cross references to related commands 2 1 Command Reference Backward 2 1 Backward BACKWARD Moves the user to the previous session when entered in Local mode See Also Change Bac
85. t CHANGE 80211 RESET See Also Show 80211 page 2 63 2 3 Command Reference Change 80211 2 2 3 Change 80211 Channel CHANGE 80211 CHANNEL ANY Sets the MSS operating frequency within the 2 4 GHz band allotted to wireless networking A direct sequence 802 11 network on one channel will affect reception on channels up to two numbers away For best performance on collocated wireless networks you should select channels that are at least five channels apart from each other For example three networks could be put on channels 1 6 and 11 depending on your regulatory region Any configuration changes you make with the above commands will not take place until you issue the Change 80211 Reset command Restrictions Requires privileged user status Only applies to the MSS VIA and certain MSS4 models Errors If you enter a command that is not applicable to the 802 11 card currently in use you will receive an Error message Parameters num Enter a valid channel for your regulatory region This number should be an integer between 1 and 14 Recommended for ad hoc network mode Any Tells the MSS to set itself for the channel used by the strongest AP with the same ESSID Recommended for infrastructure network mode Defaults Any Examples Local gt gt CHANGE 80211 CHANNEL 6 Local gt gt CHANGE 80211 RESET See Also Show 80211 page 2 63 2 2 4 Change 80211 ESSID CHANGE 80211 ESSID name
86. t the MSS4 s current port only 2 31 Command Reference Change Modem Emulation PortList Specify a particular port or group of ports Port numbers are specified with integers between 1 and 4 and should be separated with commas for lists or dashes for ranges Defaults Disabled See Also Change Autostart page 2 12 Change DSRLogout page 2 22 2 33 Change Modem Emulation CHANGE PORT PortLisi MODEM EMULATION l DISABLED ENABLED Presents a modem interface to an attached serial device The MSS can then accept AT style modem commands and handle the modem signals correctly See your Installation Guide for more details on modem emulation Note Ifthe MSS is in modem emulation mode and a serial port is idle the MSS can still accept network TCP connections to that serial port Restrictions Requires privileged user status Does not apply to the MSS485 Parameters Port MSS4 only Specifies a particular port or group of ports Note In the absence of the PortList parameter the configuration will affect the MSS4 s current port only PortList Specify a particular port or group of ports Port numbers are specified with integers between 1 and 4 and should be separated with commas for lists or dashes for ranges Defaults Disabled See Also Change Autostart page 2 12 the Using the MSS chapter of your Installation Guide 2 34 Change Name CHANGE SERVER NAME serverName Renames the
87. the Show 80211 command without any other parameters the resulting screen includes a field for errors The Errors field displays two eight digit numbers separated by a comma These numbers are a 64 bit wide bitfield of error bits each one indicating whether or not the given error has occurred at least once For example suppose you re using an MSS Via with a ZoomAir card in Infrastructure mode After having been running for a long time your Access Point loses power in the middle of sending a fragmented packet to the MSS If you entered the Show 80211 command you might see a screen resembling the following Figure B 1 Example of Error Bits Local_5 gt gt SHOW 80211 802 11 Support Active etwork Type Infrastructure Use MAC address from MSS 00 80 a3 30 ee 31 ESS ID none set Regulatory Region FCC USA DS Channel Any RTS Threshold 3000 Fragmentation Threshold 2346 Card Present Zoom Air 4000 Status Scanning Errors 08020002 00000920 Card Firmware Revision 2 01 The Errors bitfield is zeroed each time you issue either a Zero command or a Set 802 11 Reset command at the Local gt prompt The Errors bitfield is zeroed each time you issue either a Zero command or a Change 802 11 Reset command at the Local gt prompt B 2 Error Bits B 2 1 Leftmost Number 80000000 An authentication or association sequence timed out An expected reply from the AP was not received within the required time window 40000000
88. the top level commands to view suboptions of that command 2 76 Hostlist LAT serviceName RLOGIN hostname ADD SPX SAPname HOSTLIST TCP hostnamel envString UDP hostname envString DELETE ALL number Edits the hostlist used for multihost mode connections There can be a maximum of 12 hosts in the hostlist For information on Multihost Mode which sets up a data pipe between one of the serial devices attached to the MSS and multiple network hosts see the Using the MSS chapter of your Installation Guide Restrictions Requires privileged user status The MSS VIA and the MSS4 do not support SPX or LAT Parameters LAT Adds a LAT service to the host table 2 58 Command Reference Initialize servicename Enter the name of the desired LAT service Rlogin Adds an Rlogin entry to the host table hostname Enter the IP address of the target host For UDP only resolvable hostnames and broadcast multicast IP addresses can be used SPX Adds an SPX entry to the host table SAPname Enter the SPX host s SAP name TCP Adds a TCP entry to the host table By default TCP opens a regular Telnet connection that includes Telnet IAC option negotiation UDP Adds a UDP entry to the host table envString Add the desired environment key s See Appendix B for a complete list of strings Options must be separated by colons Delete Removes one or all entries from the hostlist number Specif
89. ubnet Mask CHANGE SERVER SUBNET MASK mask Sets an IP subnet mask for the MSS The mask is applied to target IP addresses to determine whether the destination address is on the local network segment If the address is not on the local segment the MSS s gateway host will be accessed to provide the connection A mask is created by default when the IP address is first set but can be overridden with this command 2 47 Command Reference Change TCPKeepalive Restrictions Parameters See Also Requires privileged user status Server MSS4 only mask Specify a mask in numeric IP format for example 255 255 255 0 Change IPAddress page 2 27 Change Gateway page 2 24 2 62 Change TCPKeepalive CHANGE SERVER TCPKEEPALIVE l DISABLED ENABLED Controls the transmission of TCP IP keepalive packets Restrictions Parameters Defaults Requires privileged user status Server MSS4 only Enabled 2 63 Change Telnetdest CHANGE SERVER TELNETDEST l CONSOLE SERIAL Controls what happens when users Telnet into the MSS using the default Telnet socket 23 By default a Telnet session will get a Local gt prompt from the MSS By specifying the Serial option a Telnet session will connect directly to the MSS s serial port port 1 on the MSS4 Restrictions Parameters Defaults Requires privileged user status Server MSS4 only Console Users are conne
90. with 0 or 255 in any segment restricts all addresses in that range Both MSS4 only Restricts logins from the network into the server and TCP sessions to the network from the server Incoming MSS4 only Restricts logins from the network into the server and connections to the serial port Outgoing MSS4 only Restricts TCP sessions to the network from the server Ports MSS4 only Specifies a particular port or group of ports PortList Specify a particular port or group of ports Port numbers are specified with integers between 1 and 4 and should be separated with commas for lists or dashes for ranges If a portlist is not specified all physical and virtual ports apply Disabled Change IPsecurity 192 0 220 77 Disabled Restricts the single IP address from the table Change IPsecurity 192 0 1 255 Both Disabled MSS4 only Restricts all addresses between 192 0 1 0 and 192 0 1 255 from both incoming and outgoing connections 2 26 Change LAT CircTimer CHANGE LAT CIRCTIMER timerValue Specifies the delay between messages sent from the MSS to other network nodes This parameter should not need to be altered and should not be altered when there are active sessions Restrictions Errors Parameters Defaults Requires privileged user status The MSSLite MSS4 and the MSS VIA do not support LAT timerValue Specify a value from 30 to 200 milliseconds 80 milliseconds 2 28 Command Refer
91. y look for a compatible 10 100BASE T or for the MSS4 the 100BASE FX wired Ethernet connection at startup You must reboot the MSS after entering this command 2 2 Command Reference Change 80211 Defaults Enabled See Also Show 80211 page 2 63 2 2 2 Change 80211 Antenna CHANGE 80211 ANTENNA RX i list TX DEFAULT Controls the antenna s if any on the installed wireless card Not all antennas can be used for both receive and transmit so be sure to read your card documentation completely The default settings should work in most applications Any configuration changes you make with the above commands will not take place until you issue the Change 80211 Reset command Restrictions Requires privileged user status Only applies to the MSS VIA and certain MSS4 models Errors If you enter a command that is not applicable to the 802 11 card currently in use you will receive an Error message Parameters RX Specifies the antennas used to receive TX Specifies the antennas used to transmit list Enter an integer or group of integers separated by commas e g 1 2 3 to specify the affected antenna s Antennas are numbered consecutively starting with antenna number one See the documentation that came with your card for antenna numbering information Default Sets the antennas to their default transmit and receive values Examples Local gt gt CHANGE 80211 ANTENNA RX DEFAULT Local gt g
92. y which entry to remove To view configured host entries enter the Show Hostlist command See Also Change Dedicated page 2 19 Crypt Password page 2 52 Show Hostlist page 2 64 2 77 Initialize DELAY num INITIALIZE FACTORY NOBOOT RELOAD Reboots the MSS Restrictions Requires privileged user status Errors When Reload or Factory initialization takes place all user entered commands are lost the MSS must be reconfigured 2 59 Command Reference LAT Parameters See Also 2 78 LAT Delay Schedules a reboot after a specified number of minutes num Enter the number of minutes from 0 immediate to 120 Factory Reboots the MSS with its factory configured settings Noboot Cycles power on the MSS but without booting The MSS will remain in the Boot Configuration Program BCP See your installation guide for more details on BCP Reload Downloads operational software upon reboot Appendix C Updating Software LAT serviceName envString Establishes a connection with a LAT service If you do not specify a service or hostname the MSS will attempt a connection to the preferred host or service Errors Parameters Examples Does not apply to MSSLite MSS VIA or the MSS4 serviceName Enter the name of the desired LAT service for example modem envString Add the desired environment key s See Appendix B for a complete list of strings Options must be separated by c

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