
Interactive Connections
Using the MSS
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5.2.2.1 Break Key and Local Switch
The Break key allows users to leave an active session and return to the MSS Local> prompt
without disconnecting sessions. By default, the MSS handles the Break key locally. Users
can change whether the Break key is processed by the MSS (Local), processed by the
remote host (Remote), or ignored (None) using the Change Break command.
Figure 5-3: Changing the Break Key
If your terminal does not have a Break key, you can configure a local break switch key.
Figure 5-4: Defining a Local Switch
Note:
To specify a control character, precede it with a carat (^x). To specify
an escaped hex character, preceed it with a backslash (\xx).
5.2.2.2 Backward, Forward, and Switches
The Backward and Forward commands, when entered at the Local> prompt, allow users
to navigate through current sessions.
You can think of a user’s open sessions as a list from the earliest to the most recently
created. Forward refers to a more recent connection, while Backward refers to a session
started earlier. The list is also circular; going forward from the most recently created
session takes you to the earliest session, and going backward from the earliest session
resumes the most recent session. For example, user Bob connects to host Thor. He then
breaks to local mode and connects to host Duff. After working, he breaks and connects to
host Conan. His session list, shown with the Show Session command, would be:
Thor
Duff
Conan
Conan is the current session, meaning the session to which the user is currently connected
(or the last session the user was in before entering local mode). If Bob pressed the backward
key while working in Conan, he would resume his session on Duff. If he pressed the
forward key while working in Conan, he would move to his session on Thor.
Local>> CHANGE BREAK REMOTE
Local>> CHANGE LOCAL SWITCH ^L