Remote Logon from UNIX

This section details how to set up a terminal and use remote logon from the UNIX environment. It contains the following topics:

• REMLOG – a host command that allows you to log on to a remote environment.

• Setting Up The Terminal.

• Character Translation.

• Local Mode.

• Starting REMLOG in Remote Mode.

• Remote Mode.

• Example Session.

• Error Messages.

REMLOG

REMLOG (Remote Logon Client) is a process running in the UNIX environment which allows you to perform a logon to a remote environment (provided the necessary ROUTE-FILE entries have been set up).

Modes of Operation

REMLOG has two modes of operation:

• In local mode, all user input is directed to the local UNIX environment. The main purpose of local mode is to enable the user to set REMLOG parameters.
• Remote mode is used to connect to a remote environment. In remote mode, all user input is directed to the remote environment.

Once you have established a connection to a remote environment, you can switch between local and remote mode.

Commands

Once REMLOG is running you can enter any of the following commands at the REMLOG prompt (remlog>):

! Allows execution of UNIX commands from within REMLOG.

close or disconnect
Terminates an open connection.

exit or quit Terminates any open connection and exits REMLOG.

help Displays a help screen.

open or connect Opens a connection to a remote environment.

remote Switches from local to remote mode (provided a connection is already open).

set Allows you to change user-configurable parameters.

status Displays status information.

In addition to these commands an escape sequence allows you to switch from remote to local mode (the default is CTRL+], but you can change it if required).

Network User-Ids

When using REMLOG to log onto a remote system, you can explicitly specify a user-id (and any associated password). Alternatively, the network user-id can be supplied from the USERS-FILE. See Network User-ids. For details on setting up network user-ids see Network Security.