Lantronix Device Server MSS 485 Installation Manual - 5.2.3 Status Displays

Using the MSS

Interactive Connections 

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To connect to a LAT service, type the word “LAT” followed by the service 

name. To view available LAT nodes and services, enter Show Nodes LAT 

or Show Services at the Local> prompt. The example below shows how 

to connect to the highest-rated service named modem on the network.

Figure 5-12:  

Connecting to a Service

Connections to particular hosts and ports can be forced if desired. Forcing 

a connection in this way may be necessary if more than one host on a 

network can provide a given service, or if the desired host does not have 

the highest rating for that service. For example, the following command 

will attempt a connection to a service named modem on port 5 of a VAX 

host named vax8. 

Figure 5-13:  

Connecting to a Specific Port

NOTE:

If the information supplied in the command is incorrect, or if 

there is no such service on the specified host or port, the con-

nection will be refused.

If the MSS has been configured to allow incoming LAT logins, the MSS 

will also show up as a service on the network. Users can connect to the 

MSS from another LAT-based server by typing the appropriate 

connection command.

5.2.3 Status Displays

These eleven commands display information about the current 

configuration and operating status of the MSS. The following sections 

describe what a user will see when typing the Show commands in 

interactive (local) mode. 

5.2.3.1 Show Hostlist

This command shows the current contents of the host table used for 

multihost mode connections. Host entries are numbered from 1 to 8.

Local> LAT modem

Local> LAT modem LN=vax8:LD=0005