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Appendix C - The pslave Configuration File
330 BLACK BOX ® Advanced Console Server
all.multiple_
sessions
Allows users to open more than one common
and sniff session on the same port. The
options are “yes,” “no,” “RW_session,” or
“sniff_session.” Default is set to “no.” Please
see Session Sniffing
in Chapter 3 for details.
no
all.escape_char This parameter determines which character
must be typed to make the session enter
“menu mode”. The possible values are <CTRL-
a> to <CTRL-z>. Represent the CTRL with '^'.
This parameter is only valid when the port
protocol is socket_server or socket_ssh.
Default value is '^z'.
^z
all.tx_interval Valid for protocols socket_server and
raw_data. Defines the delay (in milliseconds)
before transmission to the Ethernet of data
received
through a serial port. If not configured, 100ms
is assumed. If set to zero or a value above
1000, no buffering will take place.
100
all.idletimeout Specifies how long (in minutes) a connection
can remain inactive before it is cut off. If it set
to zero, the connection will not time out.
0
s1.serverfarm Alias name given to the server connected to
the serial port. Server_connected.
serial1
s1.pool_ipno This is the default IP of the BLACK BOX ®
Advanced Console Server's pool of serial
ports. Any host can access a port from the
pool using its pool's IP address as long as a
path to the address exists in the host's routing
table.
192.168.2.1
Table 27: Mostly CAS-specific Parameters
Parameter Description
Value for this
Example