Configuring Blocks of Telnet Ports on D3

The auto-xinet command is used to configure one or more blocks of telnet ports on D3.

NOTE

  • You must have root privilege to use this utility.

  • You must start a D3 session using the -l option (d3 -l) prior to using this command.

Syntax

auto-xinet <start_port> <port_count> <start_pib> <vmname> <pool_name> <(options>

Parameter(s)

start_port

Network port at which to start (must be greater than 1024). The available TCP ports can be verified from the etc/services file.

port_count

Number of telnet ports to start (1-65536).

start_pib

Starting D3 PIB (defaults to 1).

vname

Virtual Machine name (configuration file name).

pool_name

Name that defines this group of telnet sessions. Multiple pool names can be specified.

options

d

Enables Data Carrier Detect (DCD) protocol handling.

l

Displays a list of defined pools.

r

Removes all nailed telnet ports.

s

Suppresses killing existing telnet processes. Must be specified in conjunction with the (r option.

See Also

Creating a Turnkey System

Turnkey Systems

Maintaining Compatibility

Changing inittab