Console Port

Console PortDisplaying Port Parameters

The console port receives the access server system messages. An access server can have only one console port at a time. The default console port number is 1. To change the console port, use the SET/DEFINE/CHANGE CONSOLE PORT command.

To find out the current port number for the console port, use the SHOW SERVER command.

Reference

The console port helps with troubleshooting as described in the Network Access Server Problem Solving manual.

Example: SHOW SERVER Command

The following example shows how to display the current port number for the console port. The value in for the Console Port characteristic in the display is the current port number.

Local> SHOW SERVER

Network Access SW Vx.x for DSxxx-xx BLxx-xx ROM Vx.x-x Uptime: 0 00:16:18

Address: 08-00-2B-26-AA-99

Name:

WWDOCMC

Number:

0

Identification:

 

 

 

 

 

Circuit Timer:

80

 

Password Limit:

3

Console Port:

1

 

Prompt:

 

Local>

Inactivity Timer:

30

 

Queue Limit:

100

Keepalive Timer:

20

 

Retransmit Limit:

8

Multicast Timer:

30

 

Session Limit:

64

Node Limit:

200

 

Software:

 

WWENG2

Service Groups:

42, 46, 66

 

 

 

 

Enabled Characteristics:

 

 

 

 

Announcements, Broadcast, Dump,

Lock

 

 

 

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