Provides access to a specific physical device to dial a modem or link to an external device. Format DIAL_OUT device-name[:]
1 – Parameter
device-name[:] Supplies the name of a device over which the network connection is made. The device name has the form ddcu where dd is the device code, c is the controller designation, and u is the unit number. LAN devices are specified as the name of the device that is unit 0. For example, the first terminal device on a LAN is specified as TTA0, the second as TTB0.
2 – Qualifiers
2.1 /BREAK
/BREAK=break-character Specifies a character sequence that you can use to interrupt the signal being currently transmitted. To interrupt the signal, type Ctrl/break-character. You can select any ASCII character from @ though Z, except C, M, Q, S, and Y. The default break character is ~.
2.2 /DISCONNECT
/DISCONNECT=disconnect-character Specifies a character sequence that you can use to terminate DIAL_OUT mode. To disconnect the call, type Ctrl/disconnect- character. You can select any ASCII character from @ though Z, except C, M, Q, S, and Y. The default disconnect character is \.
2.3 /SWITCH
/SWITCH=switch-character Specifies a character sequence that you can use to switch the line to PPP mode. To activate PPP mode, type Ctrl/switch- character. You can select any ASCII character from @ though Z, except C, M, Q, S, and Y. The default switch character is @. Similar to the CONNECT command, this qualifier switches a line into PPP mode. If the packet negotiations fail, PPPD exits and the line is left in terminal mode. If line is set to /MODEM and /NOHANGUP, this can result in extraneous data, the ASCII representation of Internet Protocol (IP) packets, being transmitted across the open line.