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NAME [Toc] [Back]
pcserver - Basic Serial and HP AdvanceLink server
SYNOPSIS [Toc] [Back]
pcserver [-n] [-l [log_file]] [-v]
DESCRIPTION [Toc] [Back]
pcserver is the hostside server program for Basic Serial and
AdvanceLink, and is started and terminated by an application program
running on a PC.
pcserver supports both the Basic Serial and the AdvanceLink protocols.
Basic Serial offers a library of routines that support a variety of
services between a PC and a serially connected host computer,
including file transfers and remote interprocess communications.
AdvanceLink is a terminal emulation program that also supports file
transfers between a PC and host system over various physical
connections.
Options [Toc] [Back]
The following options are recognized by pcserver:
-l [logfile]
This option is now obsolete, but is retained for
compatibility with earlier versions of software.
Logging is now controlled by the presence or absence
of the server.pro file as described in NOTES, below.
Enables packet logging and records pcserver messages
to a specified log file (for debugging). If logfile
is not specified, the file s-log is used in the
default logging directory, as defined in the
server.pro file. pcserver looks for a local version
of server.pro in the user's home directory. If none
is found, it will look for a system-wide version as
/var/adm/server.pro or /usr/adm/server.pro. If the
logfile exists, logging is appended to it. If the
file does not exist, logging is disabled.
-n Informs pcserver that a "netmode" for data encryption
should be used during special operations (for
example, a netmode is needed to mask device control
characters when a PAD is being used). The details of
the netmode are then negotiated between the pcserver
and the PC application. For a more comprehensive
discussion on netmode, see Using Basic Serial
Connection Files.
-v Causes pcserver to print its version number to
standard output and quit.
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pcserver is designed to be invoked by a PC application program rather
than from the command line. In order for the connection to be
correctly established, the PC and host port must be properly
configured.
If you are using pcserver to manage a session between a PC and a
hostside application (via Basic Serial), you may need to use a Basic
Serial connection file to actually log in to your account.
Establishing connections using Basic Serial connection files is a
sensitive operation. Before attempting to use them, you should read
the manual Using Basic Serial Connection Files.
If you are using pcserver to transfer files between a PC and a host
machine via Advancelink, use the following AdvanceLink commands:
&HOSTCOPY "pcserver"
&TERMINATOR "$"
If your prompt does not end with $, replace the $ in the terminator
command with the last character in your normal prompt.
To permanently configure AdvanceLink for the HP-UX version of
pcserver, refer to the Using AdvanceLink manual for more information.
NOTES [Toc] [Back]
Packet logging is controlled by the presence or absence of the file
server.pro
pcserver looks for a local version of server.pro in the user's home
directory. If none is found, it will look for a system-wide version
as /var/adm/server.pro or /usr/adm/server.pro.
If no logging file is found in these directories, logging is not
performed. A commented example of a server.pro may be found in
/usr/newconfig/var/adm/server.pro.ex or /usr/adm/server.pro.ex. To
make use of this file, copy it to the active file name, server.pro, in
one of the previously mentioned directory locations.
If your screen displays a Command not found message when you choose
START TRANSFER from AdvLink, either pcserver has not yet been
installed on your HP-UX system, or it has been installed in a
directory that is not part of your current path.
HP-UX treats files containing binary or ASCII data identically.
Therefore it is up to the user to specify the desired file type when
using pcserver to transfer files with Advancelink. The difference
between the two is that during ASCII transfers, pcserver maps HP-UX
line-feed characters to the MS-DOS carriage-return/line-feed pair.
This produces incorrect results when transferring a binary file as an
ASCII file.
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Also, older versions of AdvanceLink show totally inaccurate estimates
for file transfer times. This does not interfere with the actual
transfer.
If the PC is reset while a transfer is taking place, it may
temporarily appear to be a "dead" terminal port. This is no cause for
alarm; left to its own devices, pcserver will restore the port in a
short time. In the worst case, it could take six timeout periods
(6x20 = 120 seconds). For faster response, press the Break key a few
times to terminate pcserver immediately.
FILES [Toc] [Back]
/usr/bin/pcserver the executable program
/var/adm/server.pro system-wide logging profile
/usr/adm/server.pro system-wide logging profile
$HOME/server.pro local logging profile
/usr/newconfig/var/adm/server.pro.ex commented
inactive
example of
server.pro
/usr/adm/server.pro.ex commented inactive example of
server.pro
SEE ALSO [Toc] [Back]
Using AdvanceLink Describes protocol and how to use
AdvanceLink.
Using Basic Serial Connection Files
Describes Basic Serial and how
connection files should be used.
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