Outgoing connection options
The following options define outgoing connections that can be made from a
bundle:
Remote system name-
The name of a remote system by reference to its entry in the
/etc/uucp/Systems file (see
Systems(4bnu)).
You can configure entries in this file by clicking on
Edit to start the
Dialup Systems Manager.
Method of initiating links-
How an outgoing link is brought up. Possible values are:
automatically (on demand)-
A PPP link and associated network interface
is established automatically when a remote system
needs to be accessed by a networking application.
(If necessary, you can also bring it up using
pppattach(1M).)
The link remains established until it becomes idle for a certain time,
or you take it down using
pppdetach(1M).
The link will be brought up again when needed by outgoing network packets.
The PPP network interface remains in existence
until the system is shut down or until you use
pppdetach to take down the link.
WARNING:
If you configure a link to be brought up automatically, any process that
requires access to a non-local IP address may attempt to bring
up the link if it is not already active. Actions that could bring
up the link include resolving domain names to IP addresses,
sending email, sending routing information, and synchronizing with time
servers. If necessary, you can can configure a
packet filter
for the bundle to prevent outgoing packets
to certain destination ports from bringing up the link.
manually (via pppattach)-
pppattach(1M)
is used to establish the PPP link to the remote system and
the associated network interface.
The link remains established until it becomes idle for a certain time,
or you take it down using
pppdetach(1M).
This also removes the PPP network interface.
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UnixWare 7 Release 7.1.4 - 22 April 2004