
Using the MSS
Interactive Connections
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5.2 Interactive Connections
Interactive mode refers to entering commands at the Local prompt.
Commands can be used to configure the MSS, connect to remote services,
manipulate a connection, or receive feedback.
5.2.1 Session Control
When a user makes a connection to a service on the network (via Telnet,
Rlogin, SPX, or LAT), a session is created. A user can have several
connections to various services at once, although only one is displayed on
the screen at a time. Each separate connection is a session.
5.2.1.1 Break Key
The Break key allows users to leave an active session and return to the
MSS’s 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 5-6:
Changing Break Key
5.2.1.2 Local Switch
If your terminal does not have a Break key, you can configure a local
break switch key with the Change Local Switch command.
Figure 5-7:
Defining a Local Switch
5.2.1.3 Backward and Forward Switches
The Backward and Forward commands, when entered in local mode,
allow users to navigate through current sessions. The Change Backward
Switch
and Change Forward Switch commands define keys that can be
used to switch sessions without returning to local mode. The MSS
intercepts and processes these switch keys; it does not pass them to the
remote host.
Local>> CHANGE BREAK REMOTE
Local>> CHANGE LOCAL SWITCH ^L