HARGRAVE@BAYLOR.BITNET.UUCP (03/05/87)
A DECserver 200 can be made completely transparent by the following command:
DEFINE PORT [n,ALL] DEDICATED service
where 'n' is a port number or 'all' is all ports on that server. If neither is
included, the current port is assumed. 'service' is the name of the service
to which the port is to be dedicated.
Notes: 1) This is a privileged command.
2) This automatically disables the break characteristic for the port.
Therefore, users of that port are prevented from entering the local
mode. In many cases, this is desirable since even secure users
can modify some permanent port characteristics from the local mode.
Such modifications can make life difficult for the next user of
that port.
3) We just brought up our first server about two weeks ago so the
picture presented here may not be complete! There may be other
side effects of which we are not yet aware.
If you wish to allow users access to the local mode, an alternate method of
making the server transparent is to use the following commands:
DEFINE PORT [n,ALL] AUTOCONNECT ENABLED
DEFINE PORT [n,ALL] PREFERRED service
DEFINE PORT n USERNAME "username"
This gives a semi-transparent (the DECserver still identifies itself)
connection to the preferred service but allows the user to BREAK back to
local mode if desired.