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From: dougc@agora.uucp (Doug Carter)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.aix,comp.sys.ibm.pc.rt
Subject: Re: Use of /dev/ltty?
Keywords: ltty, devices, ports, synonyms
Message-ID: <1990May25.065525.24149@agora.uucp>
Date: 25 May 90 06:55:25 GMT
References: <785@duteca.UUCP>
Reply-To: dougc@.UUCP (Doug Carter)
Organization: Betazoid Central
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In article <785@duteca.UUCP> jeanpaul@duteca.tudelft.nl (J.P.M. van der Jagt) writes:
>
>I have a question: What is the use of the /dev/ltty -devices on AIX2.2.1
>running on RT6150. They are created by the "devices"-command and are
>mentioned in /etc/ports as "synonyms".
>
The /dev/ltty node is a seperate entry point to the device driver for modem
contols. It gets created when you specify dvam=1 (remote) in devices. I use it
when setting my modem to auto answer:     

echo "ATS0=1\c\r" > /dev/ltty0




(Doug Carter) dougc@agora.hf.intel.com