line vty 6
rotary 66
autocommand telnet <hostname or ip address>
no exec
transport input pad
I've found out that the line-processing on the router can make things difficult, to say the least.? I've been experimenting with the options to avoid the router line buffering which can cause problems with some types of remote hosts, such as BBSes that expect single-character commands.? At VCFSE last month, I had opportunities to use my 2620 as a dial-up modem bank with various client devices and found all sorts of issues when using it to telnet out to Telehack (control keys are buffered until <CR> so pong, 2048, and other games aren't playable), TheOldNet & RetroCampus have single-character menus, and my own BBS had issues with line editing being performed by the router.? raw mostly works, but can have other issues talking to hosts expecting an unbuffered telnet session.? I've since moved to having the router make raw tcp connections to a linux host that can provide both the TELENET style connection prompt, manage known host aliases, and provide host specific connection commands.? I'll try to clean up what I've got and publish something in the days ahead.
I've got my endpoint offline at the moment while I rebuild my rack (I'm hoping next year to just haul my half-rack to our VCF show, and not spend as much time carrying & connecting gear)
-DK
