Chapter 3. The OPCON Process

 

The Operator Console process (OPCON) is the root-level process of the router

 

software user interface. The main function of OPCON is to control which processes

 

are connected to consoles. Using OPCON commands, you can:

 

v Manipulate the output from a process

 

v Change the intercept character

 

v Display information about router memory usage

v Restart the router software

 

v Reload the router software (reboot)

 

v Telnet to other routers or hosts

 

v Display status information about all router processes

 

v Communicate with processes at the secondary level

 

v Escape to the MOS system debugging tool

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