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The following parameters are for configuring a Telnet session with the switch:
Telnet Login Timeout
A session is active as long as the session has not remained idle for the
value set. Specify a decimal value from 0 to 160 minutes. A value of 0
indicates that a Telnet session remains active indefinitely. The default is 5
minutes.
Note: Changing the timeout value for active sessions does not become
effective until the session is reaccessed. Any keystroke will also
activate the new timeout duration.
Maximum Number of Telnet Sessions
Specify a decimal value from 0 to 5. If the value is 0, no Telnet session can
be established. The default value is 5.
Allow New Telnet Sessions
Specify Yes or No.
Yes
means that new Telnet sessions can be established
until there are no more sessions available.
No
means that no new Telnet
sessions are to be established. Any already established session remains
active until the session is ended or an abnormal network error ends it. The
default value is Yes.
Ping
The switch provides a ping utility that you can use to check connectivity between
devices in a network. To use ping, the switch must be configured correctly for
network (in-band) connection. The source and target devices must have the ping
utility enabled and running on top of TCP/IP. The switch can be pinged from any IP
workstation with which the switch is connected through the Default VLAN (VLAN 1)
(as long as there is a physical path between the switch and the workstation). The
terminal interface allows you to send one ping, three pings or a continuous ping
(one every second) to the target station.
To use Ping, select Management Menu from the Main Menu. Then select Ping
Menu from the Management Menu (Figure 27).
You must supply this information:
Figure 27. Ping
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