Specifications

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• TEST INTERNET or PING - Sends an ECHO request message to the speciﬁed

remote Internet host. You use this command to test for a valid connection. This

command starts a PING session, which continues until the PING succeeds (and

sends a VERIFICATION message) or until the timeout period of 30 seconds is

exceeded. The following shows how to test the communication to an Internet

host with an address of 22.46.72.167:

Local> TEST INTERNET 22.46.72.167

Local> PING 22.46.72.167

Controlling the Number of Sessions

You can control the number of sessions at the individual port and the total

number of sessions allowed for the access server. The combined number of

sessions for all ports must be equal to or less than the access server session limit.

A high limit allows users to have more sessions but results in increased memory

requirements. A low limit decreases the memory requirements but decreases the

number of sessions. If the access server session limit is reached by some of the

port users, the remaining port users cannot establish subsequent additional

sessions. In this case, you need to increase the access server session limit value or

decrease the port session limit value for some or all of the ports.

You can set the SESSION LIMIT for the access server to a value of 0 to 128 or to

NONE. If you enter NONE, the access server maintains up to 128 sessions,

potentially eight per port user. The factory-set default is 64 sessions.

Example: Changing the Server Session Limit

The following example shows how to change the access server session limit to 48:

Local> CHANGE SERVER SESSION LIMIT 48

The maximum number of sessions allowed on one port is eight. The factory-set

default is four sessions. You can set the port session limit to a number from 0 to 8

or to NONE, where NONE allows eight sessions at the port. If you set a session

limit to 0, the affected users cannot connect to any resources.

Example: Changing the Server Session Limit on a Speciﬁc Port

The following example shows the session limit being set to 6 on port 5:

Local> CHANGE PORT 5 SESSION LIMIT 6