PAD Profile Table Record

#111, Echo Control

Range:

0 to 3

 

 

Default:

0

 

 

Description:

Specifies how the PAD handles echoing of data when #2 Echo = 1:

 

 

 

• 0: No Priority. Data is output, and cha racters are echoed as

 

 

 

they arrive.

 

 

 

• 1: Input Priority. PAD holds output until input from the

 

 

 

terminal is finished.

 

 

 

• 2: Output Priority. PAD echoes input after output.

 

 

 

• 3: Formatted Screen. PAD echoes one block of data for each

 

 

 

packet sent from the host and assumes that the packet will

 

 

 

reformat the screen or move cursor to the next field.

 

 

 

Note

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Disabled when #2 Echo = 0

 

 

 

 

#112, Dynamic Data Forwarding

Range:

0, 1

 

 

Default:

0

 

 

Description:

Determines if the PAD dynamically forwards data packets as

 

 

bandwidth becomes available on the network link:

 

 

 

• 0: Dynamic Data Forwarding OFF

 

 

 

• 1: Dynamic Data Forwarding ON

 

 

 

Note

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

When enabled, parameters 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 100,

 

 

101, 102, 106, 108, 110, 111, and 113 are ignored.

 

 

 

 

#113, Hewlett-Packard Flow Control

Range:

0 to 4

 

 

Default:

0

 

 

Description:

Controls Hewlett-Packard Flow Control:

 

• 0: No HP flow control

 

• 1: HP host ENQ/ack control

 

• 2: HP terminal ENQ/ack control

 

• 3: HP host XON/XOFF control

 

• 4: HP terminal XON/XOFF control

 

 

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3Com S200 manual #111, Echo Control, #112, Dynamic Data Forwarding, #113, Hewlett-Packard Flow Control

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