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Chapter 5 Checking Port Status and Connectivity
Changing the Logout Timer
To establish a Telnet connection to another device on the network from the switch, perform this task:
This example shows how to establish a Telnet connection from the switch to the remote host named
labsparc:
Switch# telnet labsparc
Trying 172.16.10.3...
Connected to labsparc.
Escape character is '^]'.
UNIX(r) System V Release 4.0 (labsparc)
login:
Changing the Logout Timer
The logout timer automatically disconnects a user from the switch when the user is idle for longer than
the specified time. To set the logout timer, perform this task:
Monitoring User Sessions
You can display the currently active user sessions on the switch using the show users command. The
command output lists all active console port and Telnet sessions on the switch.
To display the active user sessions on the switch, perform this task in privileged EXEC mode:
Command Purpose
Switch# telnet
host
[
port
]
Opens a Telnet session to a remote host.
Command Purpose
Switch# logoutwarning
number
Changes the logout timer value (a timeout value of 0 prevents idle
sessions from being disconnected automatically).
Use the no keyword to return to the default value.
Command Purpose
Switch# show users [all]
Displays the currently active user sessions on the
switch.