Connecting From A Unix Machine; How To Keep Telnet From Timing Out During Your Session - Cisco 678 Installation And Operation Manual

Chapter 3 Configuration Procedures for the Cisco 627
Notice to Linux Users

Connecting from a UNIX Machine

Step 1
Step 2

How to Keep Telnet from Timing Out During Your Session

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When you run Linux without installing the Term/Termcap database, the message
BAD ADDRESS displays during a connection attempt. Use the original Linux
installation disks to install the Term/Termcap database.
The following procedure describes how to log on to your modem from a UNIX
system:
Enter the following at your prompt:
telnet IP address of atm0
After you have connected, information similar to the following appears on your
display:
Cisco Broadband Operating System
CBOS (tm) 2.3.5.012 - Release Software
Copyright (c) 1986-1999 by cisco Systems, Inc.
cbos>
Provide the login and password information. After the system authenticates your
password, you have access to CBOS.
Telnet sessions time out after a period of inactivity. Enter the following commands
to keep the Telnet client from timing out.
cbos# set telnet timeout off
cbos# write
The set telnet timeout off setting is not saved in NVRAM after a reboot. You
must explicitly set it for every session.
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