Instruction manual

STARLAN NETWORK Access
Calls from System 25 to the STARLAN NETWORK
A. An MS-DOS PC connected to System 25 uses the STARLAN NETWORK ACCESS
software to run STARLAN NETWORK applications.
The PC may be connected either to a System 25 DLC port or to an analog station or
trunk port. (The latter arrangement uses System 25’s Modem Pooling feature.)
A typical call is as follows:
1.
The PC user loads ACCESS and is automatically connected to the STARLAN
NETWORK. (The STARLAN CP phone number may be entered when
ACCESS is installed.)
2.
The PC user may now access the STARLAN NETWORK just as if he/she
were a client connected to the STARLAN NETWORK through an NAU.
Note:
Applications that are to be run frequently or are large (>10K
bytes) should be copied to the user’s disk before they are
run.
B. A Data terminal user accesses a UNIX system host on the STARLAN NETWORK.
When the user dials the STARLAN CP, the CP answers in Gateway Mode and
presents the user with a “STARLAN Address” prompt.
A typical call is as follows:
1.
The user dials the STARLAN CP.
2. The STARLAN CP provides the address prompt. The user enters the logical
name of the STARLAN NETWORK host (for example, 3B2).
3. The user is connected to the UNIX system host and receives the host login
prompt.
Flow Control
Software flow control (XON/XOFF) may be enabled or disabled by System 25 data endpoints.
After the “STARLAN Address” prompt is returned to the user, a CONTROL-X may be
entered instead of a logical name.
The user will be prompted further to enable or disable
flow control. After that, the user is again prompted for a STARLAN address. This option
also works for calls from the STARLAN NETWORK to System 25.
Data Call Disconnect
Data calls may be disconnected at either endpoint. Connections are dropped through the
normal disconnect procedures of each network.
If a failure in the established connection
occurs, call disconnections are initiated from both sides.
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