FTOS Configuration Guide for the C-Series - Force10 Networks

set timeout
As a security feature, FTOS returns to the EXEC mode after a period of inactivity on the terminal lines.
You can change the amount of time before FTOS times out.
To change the time interval, use the following command in the LINE mode:
Command Syntax Command Mode Purpose
exec-timeout minutes [seconds] LINE Set the number of minutes and seconds.
minutes range: 0 to 35791. Default 10
minutes for console line and 30 minutes for
virtual terminal lines.
seconds range: 0 to 2147483. Default is 0.
To view the configuration, use the show config command in the LINE mode. To return to the default
values, enter no exec-timeout.
telnet to another network device
To telnet to a peer RPM, use the following command in EXEC or EXEC privilege mode:
Command Syntax Command Mode Purpose
telnet-peer-rpm EXEC or EXEC
privilege
To telnet to a network device with an IPv4 address, use the following command in EXEC or EXEC
privilege mode:
Command Syntax Command Mode Purpose
telnet ip-address EXEC or EXEC
privilege
Open a Telnet connection to the peer RPM.
To telnet to a network device with an IPv6 address, use the following command in EXEC or EXEC
privilege mode:
Command Syntax Command Mode Purpose
telnet ip-address EXEC or EXEC
privilege
Open a Telnet connection to a device with an IPv4
address, where the address is in dotted decimal
format (A.B.C.D.
Open a Telnet connection to a device with an IPv6
address.
Enter the address in the format:
0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000.
Elision of zeros is supported.
86 Management