auto insert on command line `8

[frans.randolfi]

goodmorning,

new laptop, new install of securecrt (by IT department)
for some reason when i am on the command line it does a tilde 8 (~)every now and then, it is not the 300 sec anti-idle wich does a \n.

it looks like there is some option that tries to send a command.
i hope someone stumbled on behaviour like this?

it looks like this

NE35217_UT0992# ~
% Unknown command: '~'.
NE35217_UT0992#
NE35217_UT0992#
NE35217_UT0992# ~

[ekoranyi]

Hi frans.randolfi,

I'm sorry to hear you're having trouble. SecureCRT does not automatically send commands, if it's not something you've configured it's likely that something else is going on. I have had customers report similar behavior when using 3rd party anti-idle software such as Caffeine. Are you running any anti-idle software on your machine, something to keep the machine from locking or going to sleep?

[frans.randolfi]

i had caffeine running on the previous laptop, but deactivated it now. i hope this will fix it.

i hoped btw that there where other users who had the same issue
more reports = more solutions.

will keep you posted

[ekoranyi]

Hi frans.randolfi,

There is some additional information available on the Caffeine Website:

Caffeine works by simulating an F15 key up event every 59 seconds. Of all the key presses available, F15 is probably the least intrusive (I've never seen a PC keyboard with that key!), and least likely to interfere with your work.

Note: PowerPoint uses the F15 keypress to pause video in a slide, if you think this may cause you a problem, use the -useshift command line parameter.

Note: if you use Google Docs, or a terminal emulation app like Putty, you might find that F15 does interfere with what you're doing. In that case, I'd suggest using the -useshift command line option.

I hope this helps get you the behavior you're looking for.