Name

dispatch-character — line

Synopsis

dispatch-character ascii-number
no dispatch-character

Configures

The character that causes a packet to be sent

Default

None

Description

This command defines the character that causes a packet to be sent. Setting the dispatch character causes the router to buffer a group of characters into a packet before sending them to the remote host. ascii-number is the decimal value of the desired character.

Example

The following example sets the Enter key (ASCII 13) as the dispatch character for virtual terminals 1 through 4.

line vty 1 4
  dispatch-character 13

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