B Utilities

Appendix B

Introduction

This chapter provides information on the Trueport utility.

Trueport

Trueport is a com port redirector utility for the Device Server. It can be run in two modes:

zTrueport mode—This mode allows complete device control and operates exactly like a directly connected serial port. It provides a complete COM port interface between the attached serial device and the network.

zTrueport Lite mode—This mode provides a simple raw data interface between the device and the network. Although the port will still operate as a COM port, control signals are ignored. In this mode, the serial communications parameters must be configured on the Network Access Server.

You use Trueport when you want to connect extra terminals to a server using a Device Server rather than a multi-port serial card. Trueport is especially useful when you want to improve security, for example, to see which user is logged onto which terminal. When run on UNIX, Trueport allows you to print directly from a terminal to an attached printer (transparent printing). You can also remap the slow baud rate of your UNIX server to a faster baud rate, as shown below.

Network

Ethernet

UNIX, running Trueport Daemon, baud rate 115,200

perle

Serial Connection

Map UNIX baud rate 115,200 to 230,400 for faster throughput

PC

Currently, Trueport is supported on:

zAIX 4.x, 5.x

zSolaris (x86) 2.6, 2.7, 2.8, 2.9

zSolaris (SPARC) 2.8, 2.9, supporting both 32-bit and 64-bit modes

zSCO Unixware 7 (and SCO Open UNIX 8)

zSCO OpenServer 5.0x

zNCR SVR4 (Trueport Lite only)

zLINUX

zWindows 2000/Server 2003/NT/XP

zHPUX 10.x, 11.x

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DS1 specifications

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