Displays the status of the current TELNET or TN3270 session and, if you are running multiple sessions, about the waiting sessions. Status information can include information about open sessions, such as which one is active and which ones are waiting, the escape character and options currently set, and the number of data overruns and suspended network I/Os (inputs/outputs) detected. DCL Format SHOW STATUS UNIX Format status
1 – Examples
1.TELNET> SHOW STATUS No open sessions Escape character: '^]' TELNET> CONNECT LUNA %TELNET-I-Trying, Trying ... 192.1.2.3 %TELNET-I-SESSION, Session 01, host LUNA, port 23 -TELNET-I-Escape, Escape character: '^]' LUNA -- Unauthorized access is prohibited Username: BURNS Password: (password not echoed) Welcome to OpenVMS Alpha Version 7.3 on node LUNA $ <Ctrl/]> TELNET> SHOW STATUS Session 1 Active Host LUNA Port 23 Operating Mode: Character-at-a-time Escape character: '^]' Options: Echo - Remote Terminal Type - Local Terminal Type - VT300 Suppress Go Ahead - Local Suppress Go Ahead - Remote Terminal Dataoveruns: 0 Suspended Network I/Os: 0 TELNET> Session 1 Active Host LUNA Operating Mode: Character-at-a-time Escape character: '^]' Options: Echo - Remote Terminal Type - Local Terminal Type - DEC-VT300 Suppress Go Ahead - Local Suppress Go Ahead - Remote Terminal Dataoveruns: 0 Suspended Network I/Os: 0 TELNET> The user enters a SHOW STATUS command, which reveals that no active sessions have been established. After the user connects to host LUNA, the next SHOW STATUS command displays information about the active session with LUNA. 2.TELNET> CONNECT ESTRELLA 23 IBM-3278-2 . . . % <Ctrl/]> (characters not echoed) TELNET> SHOW STATUS Session 2 Active Host ESTRELLA Port 23 Operating Mode: Character-at-a-time Escape character: '^]' Options: Echo - Remote Terminal Type - Local Terminal Type - VT300 Suppress Go Ahead - Local Suppress Go Ahead - Remote Terminal Dataoveruns: 0 Suspended Network I/Os: 0 Session 1 Waiting Host LUNA Port 23 TELNET> Here, the user has established an additional session, this time with host ESTRELLA. The SHOW STATUS command displays information about the currently active session with ESTRELLA and the waiting session.