From: Gregory Gombas (ggombas@gmail.com)
Date: Mon Aug 13 2007 - 22:43:41 ART
Anyone want to take a stab at this one?
On 8/12/07, Gregory Gombas <ggombas@gmail.com> wrote:
> I'm a little confused regarding the logic of line console commands.
>
> For example:
> line con 0
> transport output none
>
> I understand this command prevents you from telnetting from the router
> and also prevents you from doing DNS lookups while consoled in, I just
> don't understand the logic of it.
>
> When you log into router1 via console, and initate a telnet to
> router2, the telnet traffic is not going out of the console of
> router1, rather it is using its ethernet or serial interface etc. to
> establish the telnet session to router2.
>
> The same thing applies with DNS lookups, you are not doing a DNS query
> out your console interface so why would you tell your console not to
> output this traffic?
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