wan

Use the wan command to

Anybody can issue the wan command to display the status of WAN connections. Root privileges are required to initiate or control WAN connections.

Also see the set modem command.

Command Syntax

Initiate and Control Syntax

Enter the wan command as shown below to initiate and control WAN connections:

wan [close=filtername] [initmodem=range] [start=filtername] [testmodem=range] [verify={all|username}]

Display Syntax

Enter the wan command as shown below to display the status of current WAN connections:

wan [range=range]

Command Fields

Command Field

Description

close

Closes an outbound connection. The connection is identified by the name of the filter (see the set filter command) used to bring up the connection.

initmodem

Executes the modem initialization script associated with the port or ports specified.

range

Specifies a port or range of ports.

start

Places the connection in the start-up condition. The connection is identified by the name of filter (see the set filter command) used to bring the connection up.

testmodem

Executes the modem test script associated with the port or ports specified. See the discussion on the set modem command for information on test scripts.

verify

all - verifies that that all connections are associated with real users, that is, users that are defined in the configuration.

wanname - verifies that the user has been defined in the configuration.

Note: Only incorrectly configured WAN interfaces produce a message in response to this command. If WAN interfaces are configured correctly, no message is returned.

Command Examples

Closing a WAN Interface

In this example, the wan command closes a WAN connection.

wan close=filter-ppp01

Starting a WAN Interface

In this example, the wan command initiates a WAN connection.

wan start=filter-ppp01

Displaying WAN Status Information

In this example, the wan command displays the status of the connection on port 2.

wan range=2