NAME
fddistop — stop and reset the FDDI interface
SYNOPSIS
/usr/sbin/fddistop
device_file
DESCRIPTION
fddistop
disconnects the interface from the
FDDI
ring and resets the firmware to the reset state.
Use the
fddiinit
command to reinitialize the interface and reconnect to the
FDDI
network (see
fddiinit(1M)).
Command-Line Arguments
fddistop
recognizes the following command-line argument:
- device_file
Specifies the device special file for the
FDDI
interface.
By convention, device files are kept in the
/dev
directory.
Each device file has a name and a device number
to uniquely identify the interface.
See
DEPENDENCIES
section of
fddiinit(1M)
for a description of how to create device files.
RETURN VALUE
Upon successful completion,
fddistop
returns 0; otherwise it returns 1.
ERRORS
fddistop
fails if any of the following conditions are encountered:
Command used incorrectly - usage message is returned.
Invalid device file - returns
Can't open device file.
Check the device file.
See
DEPENDENCIES
section of
fddiinit(1M)
for a description of how to create device files.
AUTHOR
fddistop
was developed by HP.
