Terminal Server User Guide

SET SESSION
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SET SESSION
Change the data transparency mode of the current session
The SET SESSION command changes the way a port interprets control characters
during a session.
Notes
The terminal server supports four data transparency modes: interactive, passall,
pasthru, and transparent. The SHOW SESSIONS display includes the data transparency
mode of current sessions in the Service Mode field. Interactive mode is the typical
mode for most sessions. If you want to transfer files between a PC and a host,
however, you need to set the transparency mode at your port to PASSALL. See
Chapter 6 for more information about PC file transfers.
Syntax
SET SESSION [INTERACTIVE]
[PASSALL]
[PASTHRU]
[TRANSPARENT]
Abbreviation
SE SES [I]
[PASS]
[PAST]
[TRANS]
Where Means
INTERACTIVE Enable all control characters. These include session switching characters,
Telnet session management characters, terminal server messages, and
XON|OFF flow control characters. INTERACTIVE is the typical setting for
most sessions.
PASSALL Disable all control characters. When the data transparency of a session is set
to PASSALL, control characters from the terminal server are sent to the host
or other device as data, rather than control signals. This mode is useful for
transferring data files that contain control characters, such as binary program
files, without interference from the terminal server.
PASTHRU Disable all control characters except the XON|OFF flow control characters.
This mode is useful for transferring ASCII files, such as a file that you want
to print on a printer connected to another terminal server.
TRANSPARENT Disable all session switching characters, Telnet session management
characters, and XON|OFF flow control characters. During a Telnet session,
ignore Telnet option messages received from a remotely initiated session and
do not transmit any Telnet option messages from a locally initiated session.
During a LAT session, signal the LAT service that the terminal server is set
to PASSALL, but behave locally as if the terminal server is set to
PASTHRU.
Example
This command sets the data transparency mode of the port to PASSALL.