NAME

       xtelnet - reverse telnet terminal server driver

SYNOPSIS

       xtelnet -h hostname -p port [ -d ] [ -l loops ] [ -L loopwait ] [ -t sleep ] [ -s lingertime ]

DESCRIPTION

       xtelnet is a terminal server program for use by GNUspool where the destination is a server which accepts
       "reverse telnet" protocol. Data is accepted on standard input.

OPTIONS

       -h hostname
               This is the host name or IP address to be used to access the printer. In GNUspool setup files, it
               may be appropriate to substitute $SPOOLDEV or $SPOOLPTR here.

       -p port number
               This  is  the  port  number (or name in /etc/services to be used. In GNUspool setup files, it may
               sometimes be appropriate to substitute $SPOOLDEV here, but this is unlikely.

       -l n    Make n connection attempts before giving up trying to connect to the server.

       -L n    In conjunction with -l option, sleep n seconds between attempts to connect to the server.

       -t n    Sleep n seconds before exiting, after closing the connection to the  server.  This  is  sometimes
               necessary  with  some  servers, as GNUspool operates too fast for them. However you may prefer to
               use the "closewait" option in the setup file.

       -s n    Specify "linger time" in seconds (which may be fractional) for the connection. This  is  likewise
               necessary with some servers.

       -d      Debug. Displays activities on standard error.

DIAGNOSTICS

       xtelnet  generates  any  appropriate  diagnostics  on standard error. Use the "fberror" and/or "logerror"
       keywords in the setup file to record such errors.

EXIT CODES

       Normal termination is denoted by an exit code of zero.

       1.  Device appears to be offline.

       2.  Some kind of device error, failure to connect etc.

       3.  Incorrect usage, unknown option etc.

       4.  System error, cannot find host name etc.

SEE ALSO

       xilp(8), xtftp(8), xtlpc(8), xtlhp(8).

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright (c) 2009 Free Software Foundation, Inc.  This is free software. You may redistribute copies  of
       it under the terms of the GNU General Public License <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.  There is NO
       WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.

AUTHOR

       John M Collins, Xi Software Ltd.

GNUspool Release 1                                 2009-05-18                                         XTELNET(8)