DIAL

Command

DIAL -- Dial a PSTN connection.

Synopsis

DIA[l] <port> <script>

Description

The DIAL command invokes the named Dial Up Networking (DUN) script on the specified port, to establish a land-line connection with another system.

This command will have no effect unless the port is connected to a PSTN modem, the interface protocol is defined as MODEM, and the script file exists.

Example

DIAL 1 AOL.SCR

Files

The dialer uses script files which contain commands such as SEND, WAIT, MODE, SLEEP and CONTROL. The script files must reside in the same directory as XRPi, and the script name is limited to 11 chars.

Availability

Sysop-only

Notes

This command has litle relevance nowadays, as it is doubtful whether anyone still uses Dial-up networking, and Linux already has DUN tools.

See also

DUN(2) -- Dial Up Networking Commands
SCRIPTS(8) -- Dialer scripts