Lantronix MSS4-D Installation Manual

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Using the MSS Interactive Connections5-55.2.2.2 Backward, Forward, and SwitchesThe Backward and Forward commands, when entered at the Local> prompt, allow usersto navigate through current sessions.You can think of a user’s open sessions as a list from the earliest to the most recentlycreated. Forward refers to a more recent connection, while Backward refers to a sessionstarted earlier. The list is also circular; going forward from the most recently createdsession takes you to the earliest session, and going backward from the earliest sessionresumes the most recent session. For example, user Bob connects to host Thor. He thenbreaks to local mode and connects to host Duff. After working, he breaks and connects tohost Conan. His session list, shown with the Show Session command, would be:ThorDuffConanConan is the current session, meaning the session to which the user is currently connected(or the last session the user was in before entering local mode). If Bob pressed the backwardkey while working in Conan, he would resume his session on Duff. If he pressed theforward key while working in Conan, he would move to his session on Thor.The Change Backward Switch and Change Forward Switch commands define keysused to switch sessions without returning to local mode. Backward and forward switch keysmust be explicitly defined. To specify a control character, use escaped hex (\xx). Theexample below sets Ctrl-B (ASCII character 0x02) as the backward switch character andCtrl-Z (ASCII character 0x1a) as the forward switch character.Figure 5-6: Defining SwitchesNote: The MSS intercepts and processes switch keys; it does not pass themto the remote host.5.2.2.3 Disconnect and ResumeUsers need a method of controlling and disconnecting sessions from local mode. Forexample, if a session on a remote host freezes or hangs while executing code, the user canexit the session using the Break key, then terminate the connection by entering theDisconnect command at the Local> prompt. A user may resume a session after returningto local mode by entering the Resume command. Both commands can affect any activesessions, not just the current session.Local>> CHANGE BACKWARD SWITCH \02Local>> CHANGE FORWARD SWITCH \1a