Using the MSS Interactive Connections
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Sometimes the presence of Newline characters creates a problem during a
Telnet session. When the MSS Telnet padding feature is enabled with the
Change Telnetpad command (the default), the server will automatically pad
carriage returns with null characters. This behavior works for most
applications and is recommended in the Telnet RFC.
5.2.2.2 Rlogin
Rlogin allows a user to log into a remote host as if he or she were a local user.
For example:
Figure 5-10: Connecting with Rlogin
In the example above, shark is the remote host and lola is the username.
Unless the username is password protected or Rlogin is disabled on the
remote host, the user will be logged in normally.
NOTE: Because Rlogin can bypass the normal password/login sequence
and is therefore a potential security problem, it may be disabled
on some hosts.
5.2.2.3 SPX
For SPX connections on IPX networks, the connecting device and the target
device must advertise themselves via SAP announcements. The MSS
advertises itself at boot time as MSS_xxxxxx_S1 where xxxxxx represents the
last six digits of its hardware name.
As long as the target device is advertising itself via SAP announcements, the
MSS should be able to make an SPX connection. Enter the following
command including the target deviceÕs SAP name.
Figure 5-11: Making an SPX Connection
To view all available SPX devices (those advertising themselves via SAP
announcements) enter the Show Node LAT/SPX command.
Local> RLOGIN shark lola
Local> SPX
sap_name