A command line interface can be configured to be available from every serial port and to remotely connected users.
CLI Line Editing
The command line interface allows the entry of single line commands for execution by the access server.
CLI Prompt
The CLI prompts for each line of input with a prompt consisting of the assigned host name followed by the character '>' if the user is unprivileged and '#' if the user has administrative permissions and finally a single space.
Echo and Line Edit
The backspace and delete characters (^H and ^?) cause the last character in the line buffer to be removed.
The carriage return, line feed or nul character is accepted as terminating the line.
The ^U character abandons the current input buffer, echoes CR-LF and issues a new prompt.
^C abandons any accumulated input but may also be used to force early termination of commands.
The maximum input line length is 120 characters.
Commands and syntax details
A full list of the commands and switches is given in Command Line Interface.
The finger utility can be used to invoke commands on the IOCOMM. The finger protocol service is provided on TCP network port 79.
The following CLI statistics commands may be invoked via the fingerd daemon using the username / command field to specify the command. The output from the command is returned as a result of finger. Optional flags may be provided to some commands by appending a '-' character and the flags to the name; these are shown as -xxx in the following list.
Name
CLI command
<none>
pstatus -q
arp
arp -a
except
except
lookmem
lookmem
lookstream
lookstream
netstat-xxx
netstat -xxx
pppstats
pppstats
ps
ps
pstatus-xxx
pstatus -xxx
syslog
syslog disp
For example, enter the command:
finger netstat-a@myiocomm
where, myiocomm is the unit's name (can also be the IP address)
The IOCOMM has SNMP support which allows local or remote administration of configuration, performance monitoring, fault tracking and diagnosis, accounting and security. The client machine should be running a suitable version of SNMP and requires a valid password and IP address to make the connection into the IOCOMM.
The community name required for SNMP write access on the IOCOMM is the administration password. For read access, the community name public is also supported.
Important Note: Any changes to the IOCOMM using the SNMP interface only affect the live configuration and are not reflected in the permanent store or the Web interface.
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Getting Started | Web Access | First Time Configuration Tour | Configuring DNS on IOCOMM | Changing Serial Line Configuration | Resetting a Serial Port | Using a Modem for Dial-in Operation | Outgoing Services | Disable Access | Adding a Terminal | Configuring Port B | Printing | Configuring RADIUS | Local Authentication | Dynamic Routing (RIP) | Enabling TCP Security | Global Messages | Configuring Status Logging | Telnet Service (telnetd) | Monitoring Status | Making Changes to IOCOMM