Lists phone numbers used to establish modem connections.
The ATE dialing directory file lists phone numbers that the Asynchronous Terminal Emulation (ATE) uses to establish remote connections by modem.
Users name the dialing directory file with any valid file name and place it in any directory where read and write access is owned. Edit the dialing directory file with any ASCII text editor. The default dialing directory file is the /usr/lib/dir file.
The connect and directory subcommands of ATE access the dialing directory file. Use the connect command to use numbers that are not in the dialing directory file. Use the directory subcommand to view the dialing directory.
Users can have more than one dialing directory. To change the dialing directory file the ATE program uses, modify the ate.def file in the current directory.
Note: The dialing directory file can contain up to 20 lines (one entry per line). ATE ignores subsequent lines.
The dialing directory file is similar to a page in a telephone book. This file contains entries for the remote systems called with the ATE program. The format of a dialing directory entry is:
Name Phone Rate Length StopBit Parity Echo Linefeed
The fields must be separated by at least one space. More spaces can be used to make each entry easier to read. The fields are:
Following is a sample dialing directory entry:
CompuAid 111-0000 1200 7 1 2 0 0
In this example, CompuAid is the Name, 111-0000 is the Phone, 1200 is the Rate, 7 is the Length, 1 is the StopBit, 2 is the Parity, the first 0 is the Echo, and the second 0 is the Linefeed.
This file is part of Asynchronous Terminal Emulation (ATE) in BOS Extensions 2.
ate.def | Contains ATE default values. |
/usr/lib/dir | Contains the default dialing directory listing. |
The ate command.
The connect subcommand, directory subcommand.
ATE Overview, ATE Overview for System Management, How to Edit the ATE Default File, How to Set Up an ATE Dialing Directory File in AIX Version 4.3 System User's Guide: Communications and Networks.