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1.1     ! root        1: .\" Copyright (c) 1986 Regents of the University of California.
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        !             5: .\"    @(#)L-devices.5 6.1 (Berkeley) 4/24/86
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        !             7: .TH L-DEVICES 5 "April 24, 1986"
        !             8: .UC 6
        !             9: .SH NAME
        !            10: L-devices \- UUCP device description file 
        !            11: .SH DESCRIPTION
        !            12: The L-devices file is consulted by the UUCP daemon
        !            13: .IR uucico (8C)
        !            14: under the direction of
        !            15: .IR L.sys (5)
        !            16: for information on the devices that it may use.
        !            17: Each line describes exactly one device.
        !            18: .PP
        !            19: A line in
        !            20: .I L-devices
        !            21: has the form:
        !            22: .PP
        !            23: Caller  Device  Call_Unit  Class  Dialer  [Expect  Send]....
        !            24: .PP
        !            25: Each item can be separated by any number of blanks or tabs. Lines beginning
        !            26: with a `#' character are comments; long lines can be continued by appending
        !            27: a `\e' character to the end of the line.
        !            28: .PP
        !            29: .I Caller
        !            30: denotes the type of connection, and must be one of the following:
        !            31: .TP 8
        !            32: .B ACU
        !            33: Automatic call unit, e.g., autodialing modems such as the Hayes
        !            34: Smartmodem 1200 or Novation ``Smart Cat''.
        !            35: .TP 8
        !            36: .B DIR
        !            37: Direct connect; hardwired line (usually RS-232) to a remote system.
        !            38: .TP 8
        !            39: .B DK
        !            40: AT&T Datakit.
        !            41: .TP 8
        !            42: .B MICOM
        !            43: Micom Terminal switch.
        !            44: .TP 8
        !            45: .B PAD
        !            46: X.25 PAD connection.
        !            47: .TP 8
        !            48: .B PCP
        !            49: GTE Telenet PC Pursuit.
        !            50: .TP 8
        !            51: .B SYTEK
        !            52: Sytek high-speed dedicated modem port connection.
        !            53: .TP 8
        !            54: .B TCP
        !            55: Berkeley TCP/IP or 3Com UNET connection. These are mutually exclusive.
        !            56: Note that listing TCP connections in
        !            57: .I L-devices
        !            58: is superfluous;
        !            59: .I uucico
        !            60: does not even bother to look here since it has all the information it
        !            61: needs in
        !            62: .IR L.sys (5).
        !            63: .PP
        !            64: .I Device
        !            65: is a device file in /dev/ that is opened to use the device. The device
        !            66: file must be owned by UUCP, with access modes of 0600 or better. (See
        !            67: .IR chmod (2)).
        !            68: .PP
        !            69: .I Call_Unit
        !            70: is an optional second device file name.
        !            71: True automatic call units use a separate device file for data and for dialing;
        !            72: the
        !            73: .I Device
        !            74: field specifies the data port, while the
        !            75: .I Call_unit
        !            76: field specifies the dialing port.
        !            77: If the
        !            78: .I Call_unit
        !            79: field is unused, it must not be left empty.
        !            80: Insert a dummy entry as a placeholder, such as ``0'' or ``unused.''
        !            81: .PP
        !            82: .I Class
        !            83: is an integer number that
        !            84: specifies the line baud (for dialers and direct lines) or the port number (for
        !            85: network connections).
        !            86: .PP
        !            87: The
        !            88: .I Class
        !            89: may be preceded by a non-numeric prefix.
        !            90: This is to differentiate among devices that have identical
        !            91: .I Caller
        !            92: and baud, but are distinctly different.
        !            93: For example, ``1200'' could refer to all Bell 212-compatible modems,
        !            94: ``V1200'' to Racal-Vadic modems, and ``C1200'' to CCITT modems,
        !            95: all at 1200 baud.
        !            96: Similarly, ``W1200'' could denote long distance lines, while ``L1200''
        !            97: could refer to local phone lines.
        !            98: .PP
        !            99: .I Dialer
        !           100: applies only to ACU devices. This is the "brand" or type of the ACU or modem.
        !           101: .TP 8
        !           102: .B DF02
        !           103: DEC DF02 or DF03 modems.
        !           104: .TP 8
        !           105: .B DF112
        !           106: Dec DF112 modems. Use a
        !           107: .I Dialer
        !           108: field of
        !           109: .B DF112T
        !           110: to use tone dialing, or
        !           111: .B DF112P
        !           112: for pulse dialing.
        !           113: .TP 8
        !           114: .B att
        !           115: AT&T 2224 2400 baud modem.
        !           116: .TP 8
        !           117: .B cds224
        !           118: Concord Data Systems 224 2400 baud modem.
        !           119: .TP 8
        !           120: .B dn11
        !           121: DEC DN11 Unibus dialer.
        !           122: .TP 8
        !           123: .B hayes
        !           124: Hayes Smartmodem 1200 and compatible autodialing modems.
        !           125: Use a
        !           126: .I Dialer
        !           127: field of
        !           128: .B hayestone
        !           129: to use tone dialing, or
        !           130: .B hayespulse
        !           131: for pulse dialing.
        !           132: It is also permissible to include the letters `T' and `P' in the phone
        !           133: number (in
        !           134: .IR L.sys )
        !           135: to change to tone or pulse midway through dialing.
        !           136: (Note that a leading `T' or `P' will be interpreted as a dialcode!)
        !           137: .TP 8
        !           138: .B hayes2400
        !           139: Hayes Smartmodem 2400 and compatible modems.
        !           140: Use a
        !           141: .I Dialer
        !           142: field of
        !           143: .B hayes2400tone
        !           144: to use tone dialing, or
        !           145: .B hayes2400pulse
        !           146: for pulse dialing.
        !           147: .TP 8
        !           148: .B novation
        !           149: Novation ``Smart Cat'' autodialing modem.
        !           150: .TP 8
        !           151: .B penril
        !           152: Penril Corp ``Hayes compatible'' modems (they really aren't or
        !           153: they would use the
        !           154: .B hayes
        !           155: entry.)
        !           156: .TP 8
        !           157: .B rvmacs
        !           158: Racal-Vadic 820 dialer with 831 adapter in a MACS configuration.
        !           159: .TP 8
        !           160: .B va212
        !           161: Racal-Vadic 212 autodialing modem.
        !           162: .TP 8
        !           163: .B va811s
        !           164: Racal-Vadic 811s dialer with 831 adapter.
        !           165: .TP 8
        !           166: .B va820
        !           167: Racal-Vadic 820 dialer with 831 adapter.
        !           168: .TP 8
        !           169: .B vadic
        !           170: Racal-Vadic 3450 and 3451 series autodialing modems.
        !           171: .TP 8
        !           172: .B ventel
        !           173: Ventel 212+ autodialing modem.
        !           174: .TP 8
        !           175: .B vmacs
        !           176: Racal-Vadic 811 dialer with 831 adapter in a MACS configuration.
        !           177: .PP
        !           178: .I Expect/Send
        !           179: is an optional
        !           180: .I Expect/Send
        !           181: script for getting through a smart port selector,
        !           182: or for issuing special commands to the modem.
        !           183: The syntax is identical to that of the Expect/Send script of
        !           184: .IR L.sys .
        !           185: The difference is that the
        !           186: .I L-devices
        !           187: script is used
        !           188: .I before
        !           189: the connection is made, while the
        !           190: .I L.sys
        !           191: script is used
        !           192: .IR after .
        !           193: .SH FILES
        !           194: /usr/lib/uucp/L-devices
        !           195: .br
        !           196: /usr/lib/uucp/UUAIDS/L-devices L-devices example
        !           197: .SH SEE ALSO
        !           198: uucp(1C), uux(1C), L.sys(5), uucico(8C)

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