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Connectivity
To Set Up a Hotline Connection
To Set Up a Hotline
Connection
When to use Set up a hotline connection after you have edited the Devices file.
Procedure Use the following steps to set up a hotline connection.
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1 | If necessary, enter the following command to change to |
| the uucp directory: |
| cd /etc/uucp |
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2 | Use a UNIX editor to open the Dialers file. |
| Example: vi Dialers |
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3 | At the end of the file, enter the following hotline string as |
| one line of text. |
| hotline "" ""\K\r\r\r\d |
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| This string: |
| ■ Specifies the hotline dialing option |
| ■ Establishes a hotline for all the tty devices you |
| added to the Devices file |
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4 | Write and quit the file. |
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5 | Go to To Administer the Proxy Agent. |
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Issue 2 April 1996