Pls help - reverse telnet times out

From: andy@cloud9.net
Date: Mon Aug 27 2007 - 00:43:44 ART


   I'm hoping that someone may have an idea or will help explain a bit
of an annoyance I'm having.

   I have a Cisco 3620 with an NM-32 (32 port async) and I'm using it
to reverse telnet into my lab equipment.

   I'm have the connectivity I want but for some reason that stumps me
after 10 minutes the session times out.

   I've tried to adjust all the timers having to do with timeouts but
nothing seems to help me from dropping sessions after 10 minutes.

   The config on the terminal server is:

   line con 0

    exec-timeout 0 0

    password 7 <removed>

    logging synchronous

   line 1 32

    access-class 99 in

    exec-timeout 0 0

    logging synchronous

    no exec

    transport input telnet

    transport output telnet

   line aux 0

    transport input all

   line vty 0 4

    session-timeout 120

    access-class 99 in

    exec-timeout 0 0

    password 7 <removed>

    logging synchronous

    login local

    transport input ssh

   line vty 5 15

    session-timeout 120

    access-class 99 in

    exec-timeout 0 0

    password 7 <removed>

    logging synchronous

    login local

    transport input ssh

   Here are is a show line of a session that went from active to ready
at the 10 minute mark:

*****************************************************************************
*************************

   **************************

   ** **

   ** 9 minutes 59 seconds **

   ** **

   **************************

   TermServer#show line 2

      Tty Typ Tx/Rx A Modem Roty AccO AccI Uses Noise
Overruns Int

   * 2 TTY 9600/9600 - - - - 99 3 1
0/0 -

   Line 2, Location: "", Type: "vt100"

   Length: 69 lines, Width: 132 columns

   Baud rate (TX/RX) is 9600/9600, no parity, 2 stopbits, 8 databits

   Status: Ready, Connected, Active

   Capabilities: EXEC Suppressed

   Modem state: Ready

   Modem hardware state: CTS DSR DTR RTS

   Special Chars: Escape Hold Stop Start Disconnect Activation

                   ^^x none - - none

   Timeouts: Idle EXEC Idle Session Modem Answer Session
Dispatch

                   never never none not
set

                               Idle Session Disconnect Warning

                                 never

                               Login-sequence User Response

                                00:00:30

                               Autoselect Initial Wait

                                 not set

   Modem type is unknown.

   Session limit is not set.

   Time since activation: 00:09:59

   Editing is enabled.

   History is enabled, history size is 20.

   DNS resolution in show commands is enabled

   Full user help is disabled

   Allowed input transports are telnet.

   Allowed output transports are telnet.

   Preferred transport is telnet.

   No output characters are padded

   No special data dispatching characters

   **************************

   ** **

   ** 10 minutes 1 seconds **

   ** **

   **************************

   TermServer#show line 2

      Tty Typ Tx/Rx A Modem Roty AccO AccI Uses Noise
Overruns Int

        2 TTY 9600/9600 - - - - 99 3 1
0/0 -

   Line 2, Location: "", Type: ""

   Length: 24 lines, Width: 80 columns

   Baud rate (TX/RX) is 9600/9600, no parity, 2 stopbits, 8 databits

   Status: Ready

   Capabilities: EXEC Suppressed

   Modem state: Ready

   Modem hardware state: CTS DSR DTR RTS

   Special Chars: Escape Hold Stop Start Disconnect Activation

                   ^^x none - - none

   Timeouts: Idle EXEC Idle Session Modem Answer Session
Dispatch

                   never never none not
set

                               Idle Session Disconnect Warning

                                 never

                               Login-sequence User Response

                                00:00:30

                               Autoselect Initial Wait

                                 not set

   Modem type is unknown.

   Session limit is not set.

   Time since activation: never

   Editing is enabled.

   History is enabled, history size is 20.

   DNS resolution in show commands is enabled

   Full user help is disabled

   Allowed input transports are telnet.

   Allowed output transports are telnet.

   Preferred transport is telnet.

   No output characters are padded

   No special data dispatching characters

*****************************************************************************
*************************

   I tested the console ports on the routers and I do not time out on
them when I direct connect so I'm pretty sure it's something to do
with the terminal server.

   Any suggestions would great.

   Andy



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