1  DIAL_OUT
   Provides access to a specific physical device to dial a modem or
   link to an external device.

   Format

     DIAL_OUT  device-name[:]
 

2  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
 

/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 ~.
 

/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 \.
 

/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.