A. Command Line Interface
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telnet timeout [time]

Minimum Access Level: Administrator
Command Mode: Config
Determines the duration that a service domain Telnet session can be idle before being
disconnected by the ReachDSL Router.
NOTE: The autologout command can be used to enable/disable the Telnet timeout
feature.
time – The timeout value in minutes (1–60). The default is 5. If no time is specified, the
timeout value is reset to the default setting.

telnet keep-alive {enable | disable}

Minimum Access Level: Administrator
Command Mode: Config
Enables or disables the Telnet keep-alive timer used by the ReachDSL Router to detect
when a service domain Telnet client has crashed and is down or has rebooted. This
allows the ReachDSL Router to terminate the Telnet connection and allow Telnet access
for another user.
CAUTION: Enabling this option can cause an otherwise good connection to be
terminated due to a temporary loss of connectivity in the network between the Telnet
client and the ReachDSL Router.
enable – Enables the Telnet keep-alive timer.
disable – Disables the Telnet keep-alive timer. This is the default setting.

telnet keep-alive timeout [time]

Minimum Access Level: Administrator
Command Mode: Config
Determines the duration that the ReachDSL Router will wait to receive traffic from a
service domain Telnet client before terminating the connection. The timer is reset
whenever a the ReachDSL Router receives any Telnet packet from the client.
time – The timeout value in minutes (1–600). The default is 30. If no time is specified, the
timeout value is reset to the default setting.

telnet keep-alive interval [time]

Minimum Access Level: Administrator
Command Mode: Config
Determines the duration that the ReachDSL Router will wait when there is no activity on
the connection before probing the Telnet client. The start of the interval is reset whenever
a the ReachDSL Router receives any Telnet packet from the client.
time – The interval value in seconds (1–10000). The default is 900. If no time is specified,
the interval value is reset to the default setting.

Table A-14. Telnet Commands (2 of 2)