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.