TNC COMMANDS
(At cmd: prompt)

Short-Form is underlined and Bolded
Default setting in braces { }

CONNECT - Used to establish a packet connection with another station.

CONVERS - Places the TNC in CONVERSE mode. See also "K"

DISCONNECT - Used to disconnect from a station to whom you have been talking.

DAYTIME - Used to read or set the clock in the TNC.

DISPLAY - Causes a screen display of all TNC parameters.

ECHO - When ON, characters you type on the keyboard will be echoed back to your terminal. When OFF, characters you type will not be echoed. {ON}

HELP - Displays a complete list of all available commands on your screen.

INTFACE - Selects the NEWUSER command set or the complete (TERMINAL) command set. {NEWUSER}

K - Switches the TNC into the CONVERSE mode (same as CONVERS).

MONITOR - When ON, allows the TNC to display monitored packets on the screen. When OFF, no packets will be displayed unless someone actually connects to you. {ON}

MHEARD - Displays a short list of stations that have recently been heard by the TNC.

MYCALL - Used to set the callsign of your TNC. In Mountain View EOC default is {K6MTV}

RESET - Causes the TNC to perform a soft reset.

STATUS - Displays the status of the current stream and all connected streams.

VERSION - Displays the current version number of the EPROM (firmware) in the TNC.


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Updated 3/27/04