topic Re: Telnet timeout terminal session in Operating System - HP-UX

Telnet timeout terminal session

Goran Kubelka — Wed, 06 Nov 2002 12:58:53 GMT

What is the default timeout for terminal connection via telnet and how to change or disable it on HP-UX 11i host

Re: Telnet timeout terminal session

Robert-Jan Goossens — Wed, 06 Nov 2002 13:08:57 GMT

Hi,

You can check yout timeout value

# print $TMOUT

where 0 is no timeout
and 60 is 60 seconds.

change
# set TMOUT=XXXX
and add this to your .profile.

Kind Regards,

Robert-Jan Goossens

Re: Telnet timeout terminal session

John Palmer — Wed, 06 Nov 2002 13:08:58 GMT

Which timeout do you mean? There are several TCP timers and there's a shell timeout for disconnecting idle sessions (see man sh-posix and search for TMOUT), TMOUT is disabled by default.

Regards,
John

Re: Telnet timeout terminal session

T G Manikandan — Wed, 06 Nov 2002 13:11:49 GMT

The default timeout is infact notimeout.

i.e.
TMOUT=0
autologout=0

When these values are zero then it is like no timeout for the sessions.

Incase you need to set the timeout value you need to change them.

Thanks

Re: Telnet timeout terminal session

Rainer von Bongartz — Wed, 06 Nov 2002 13:20:32 GMT

set env. varaibale TMOUT=

Regards
Rainer

Re: Telnet timeout terminal session

Goran Kubelka — Wed, 06 Nov 2002 13:27:01 GMT

Dear ALL,
Actually I `m using Terminal emulator to establish telnet session to HP-UX host.The shell is ksh. The value TMOUT=0, but I `m still disconected from the host aftr 5-10 min. inactivity. Any idea?

Re: Telnet timeout terminal session

Robert-Jan Goossens — Wed, 06 Nov 2002 13:33:01 GMT

Oke,

If you're using reflection
check
Connection
Settings
Field Time Out Settings
120 (my case)

Regards,

Robert-Jan.

Re: Telnet timeout terminal session

Goran Kubelka — Wed, 06 Nov 2002 13:42:19 GMT

At the moment I`m using Power Term 525 , but I have same expirience with other terminal emulators like Humminbird etc.

Re: Telnet timeout terminal session

John Palmer — Wed, 06 Nov 2002 13:46:11 GMT

Are you are connecting to the server via a firewall? I've seen this problem where the firewall had an inactivity timer set.

Regards,
John

Re: Telnet timeout terminal session

Juan Manuel López — Wed, 06 Nov 2002 14:38:22 GMT

You have to see the " echo $TMOUT ".
To set this value:
/etc/profile

TMOUT=300

For example 300 seconds.

I hope this help you.

Juanma.

Re: Telnet timeout terminal session

melvyn burnard — Wed, 06 Nov 2002 15:29:32 GMT

sounds like you have some form of firewall or other mgmnt system that is detcting inactivity and logging you off.

Re: Telnet timeout terminal session

Goran Kubelka — Wed, 06 Nov 2002 16:31:54 GMT

It was definitly Firewall setting

Re: Telnet timeout terminal session

Steven E. Protter — Wed, 06 Nov 2002 17:20:21 GMT

I access without a firewall and can leave Hummingbird logged on for days.

That's probably a problem. Though Win2K locks the screen.

I'm setting TMOUT on my new servers and my development server.

Thanks!!!

Re: Telnet timeout terminal session

Gary Yu — Wed, 06 Nov 2002 18:39:48 GMT

I would also say it's Firewall settings. I have the same problem, but it happened not only to telnet session, but all remote access(like oracle DBA console etc...) which makes me believe it's not some setting of telnet.

Re: Telnet timeout terminal session

pat hayes — Thu, 20 Mar 2003 17:49:18 GMT

Goran, can you please give me the details of the firewall setting it turned out to be, that corrected your problem? I am having the exact same problem, and would really appreciate some help. thanks!