telnet connectivity issues

dlthompson81 · 07-08-2009, 01:54 PM

i have a belkin wireless N+ router through a dsl connection on windows vista,
anytime i open a telnet based program as long as i send a command or receive one every few seconds it works fine, but if i go for a minute or so without sending or receiving information its like it disconnects, sometimes when i send a command after a few minutes idle it will send the command, sit there for a minute or two, and all the output from the previous few minutes will flood in at once, but sometimes it just straight up disconnects me, i figure its something to do with the security on my router or in windows vista maybe trying to close down the open port when it thinks its not being used or something, i cant figure it out, any help? much appreciated

Prometheus_Fire · 07-09-2009, 03:03 AM

Hi dlthompson81,

Pretty much all telnet & SSH accessible devices have a session timeout set. In Cisco land the command to disable it would be no session-timeout. I'm not sure if it's configurable on a belkin wireless N+ router.

Can you access the web interface and check if there is a setting there?

dlthompson81 · 07-09-2009, 02:17 PM

i checked already, i couldnt find one

07-08-2009, 01:54 PM	#1 (permalink)
dlthompson81 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 3 OS: Vista	telnet connectivity issues i have a belkin wireless N+ router through a dsl connection on windows vista, anytime i open a telnet based program as long as i send a command or receive one every few seconds it works fine, but if i go for a minute or so without sending or receiving information its like it disconnects, sometimes when i send a command after a few minutes idle it will send the command, sit there for a minute or two, and all the output from the previous few minutes will flood in at once, but sometimes it just straight up disconnects me, i figure its something to do with the security on my router or in windows vista maybe trying to close down the open port when it thinks its not being used or something, i cant figure it out, any help? much appreciated

07-09-2009, 03:03 AM	#2 (permalink)
Prometheus_Fire Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 134 OS: Win2K, WinXP, Win Vista, Win2K3, Win2K8, IOS	Re: telnet connectivity issues Hi dlthompson81, Pretty much all telnet & SSH accessible devices have a session timeout set. In Cisco land the command to disable it would be no session-timeout. I'm not sure if it's configurable on a belkin wireless N+ router. Can you access the web interface and check if there is a setting there? __________________ Scintillate, scintillate, asteroid minific; Feign do I fathom your nature's specific Exaltedly set on the aether capacious A reasonable facsimile of a gem carbonaceous.

07-09-2009, 02:17 PM	#3 (permalink)
dlthompson81 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 3 OS: Vista	Re: telnet connectivity issues i checked already, i couldnt find one