Name
service — global
Synopsis
serviceservice
no serviceservice
Configures
Service level items
Default
Depends on the service
Description
The service
command disables or enables certain
router features. These features range from minor TCP/IP servers to
the router’s callback behavior. The services controlled by this
command are:
-
config
Enables autoloading configuration files from a server. This command is required for
boot
network
commands to work.-
exec-callback
Enables the callback feature for clients. A callback tells the router to authenticate a dial-in user, disconnect, and then call the user back at a prearranged number. See Chapter 11 for more information.
-
exec-wait
Delays the display of the prompt.
-
finger
Allows finger requests to be made to the router (i.e., enables a finger server). For IOS 12.0 and later, this has been superseded by
ip finger
.-
hide-telnet-address
Hides the IP address of the destination host when a
telnet
command is issued. When a user executes atelnet
command at the EXEC prompt, the IP address of the destination machine is usually displayed with a message like “Trying machinename (10.10.1.4).”-
nagle
Enables the Nagle congestion control algorithm.
-
password-encryption
Enables password encryption. By default, password encryption is enabled.
-
prompt config
Enables the display of the
(config)
prompt when in the configuration mode.-
tcp-keepalives-in
Enables TCP keepalives on incoming connections (connections initiated by remote hosts).
-
tcp-keepalives-out
Enables TCP ...
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