[c-nsp] 2511 as console server - connection refused?

[Oliver Boehmer (oboehmer)]

Garry <> wrote on Sunday, June 10, 2007 12:47 PM:

> Hi,
> 
> I just set up an old 2511 as console servers for several boxes we are
> running at a colo housing. Everything works fine, I configures several
> host aliases like "ip host fw 2007 XX.XX.XX.XX", and connecting via
> "telnet fw" will work. Anyway, out of the (currently) 6 connected
> boxes, I often get a "% Connection refused by remote host" from one
> or two. I try it again some time later, and it will work, but others
> give the connection refused message. Reboot the 2511, and those work,
> but another won't. Am I missing something here?
> 
> Here's the config I have:
> 
> line 1 16
>  session-timeout 20
>  exec-timeout 0 0
>  transport input all
>  autohangup
>  stopbits 1
>  flowcontrol hardware
> 

add "no exec" to prevent the 2511 to ever start a shell on those lines.
Otherwise output sent by the controlled devices can trigger a "login"
prompt on the 2511..

	oli