Lantronix Device Server MSS 485 Installation Manual - 5.4 Multihost Mode

Using the MSS

Multihost Mode 

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NOTE:

Autostart can be disabled if you want the MSS to wait for a 

carriage return before sending data. Also, the Autostart char-

acter can be changed, if desired, using the Change Autostart 

command.

5.4 Multihost Mode

Multihost mode is used to set up a data pipe between a serial device 

attached to the MSS and multiple hosts on the network. Data from any 

network host goes out of the MSS serial port, and data from the serial 

port is sent to all connected network hosts.

The MSS attempts to send data in the order it is received. That is, it reads 

in and sends data from one host before reading in any data from another 

host. The MSS will not perform any packetizations or conversions, nor 

will it change the data to show which host(s) it came from; the host(s) and 

serial device handle this independent of the MSS.

To configure the MSS for multihost mode, first set the MSS for a dedicated 

multihost connection using the Change Dedicated Hostlist command.

Figure 5-15:  

Setting the MSS for Multihost Mode

Next, configure the list of hosts with which to communicate using the 

Host Add 

command. The host list can include up to 8 host entries in any 

combination of LAT, SPX, Telnet, Rlogin, and UDP addresses. For more 

information about formatting host list entries, see the Host command on 

page 6-28.

Figure 5-16:  

Adding Entries to the Host Table

Local>> CHANGE DEDICATED HOSTLIST

Local>> HOST ADD LAT commserv

Local>> HOST ADD SPX 

sap_name

Local>> HOST ADD TCP 192.0.1.35:T

Local>> HOST ADD UDP 192.0.2.255

Local>> LOGOUT PORT 1