what version of ios are you using?
"Eric Lemmons" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> A quick question in regard to "reverse telnet".
>
> I'm using a 2511 as a terminal server, and I've
> defined some host names, pointing to a loopback
> ip address and a line number on the router, so
> that I can reverse telent to other devices
> console ports.
>
> Here is my question, if I TELNET to the 2511, I
> am not able to reverse telnet out to the other
> deviceds using only the "hostname", such as
> "router1", for example.
> Instead, I have to type "telnet router1" to get
> it to work.
>
> However, when I'm directly connected to the 2511
> console port, I can reverse telnet to the other
> devices just using the "hostname", such as
> "router1".
>
> Is this the way it is suppossed to work? That to
> be able to only use the hostname to initiate a
> reverse telnet session, you have to be directly
> connected to the console port of the 2511?
>
> Any ideas would be appreicated.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Eric
>
>
>
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