Table A-1 Basic PortMaster Commands
Command
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Description
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add
| Adds an entry to a PortMaster table.
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attach
| Allows you to communicate directly to a device attached to a specified asynchronous or ISDN PortMaster port.
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clear
| Deletes an entry.
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copy
| Copies the files in the nonvolatile file system across directories.
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create
| Creates an entry.
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delete
| Deletes an entry from a PortMaster table.
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dial
| Begins dialing to the specified network location.
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erase
| Removes all or part of nonvolatile RAM.
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get
| See tftp get .
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help
| Provides information on each of the commands, including usage and syntax.
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ifconfig
| Displays configuration values for all interfaces.
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ping
| Sends an Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) echo request packet to test connectivity.
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pmlogin
| Establishes a login using the PortMaster login service to a specified host on the network.
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ptrace
| Displays packet traffic passing through the PortMaster, using the specified filter.
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quit, done, or exit
| Exits the command line interface.
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reboot
| Reboots, using the currently saved configuration.
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reset
| Resets a specific physical or virtual port (or ports) to the current default configuration, and drops any active sessions on the port.
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rlogin
| Establishes a login using the rlogin service to a specified host on the network.
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save
| Writes the current configuration to PortMaster nonvolatile RAM.
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set
| Configures a value on a port, or configures a value globally, for a PortMaster table, or for a protocol.
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show
| Shows the status of each specified port, file, filter, board, slot, PortMaster table, and so on, or the global configuration.
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telnet
| Connects via Telnet from the PortMaster to a specified host on the network.
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tftp get
| Retrieves a file of configuration commands or a ComOS image from a host using the Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP).
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traceroute
| Traces network routes to show a connectivity path.
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version
| Displays the version number of the ComOS software that runs the PortMaster, and the uptime since the last boot.
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!!
| Repeats the last command.
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