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Started by Scott Simpson
Mon, 27 Jul 1992 12:29
How do you transfer files over X.25 using pad?
Author: Scott Simpson
Date: Mon, 27 Jul 1992 12:29
Date: Mon, 27 Jul 1992 12:29
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SunOS 4.1.1, Sunlink X.25, Infonet X.25 PDN We have the need to transfer files between two Sun machines on an X.25 network (Infonet). One machine will not be running x25manager so we won't have the two machines speaking TCP/IP between them and we won't be able to copy files using rcp. We will have the x29 daemon running between the two machines though so we would like to transfer files using pad. Is there any way to do this? I can think of three possible ways to do this: 1. Somehow get kermit or another file transfer program to connect to pad (perhaps through ptys?), log in to the remote machine and spark up the kermit there. I don't know how to get kermit to talk to a local pad though. 2. Somehow use the x29-auth file to spark up a remote ftp or some other program when the pad connection is made and then talk to that. I don't like this idea because the remote ftp is started as root and then the person could get a root shell within ftp. 3. Write a program locally that connects to the remote x29 daemon, logs in and transfers the files. This is a pain because I have to write parsing code to log in, find the prompt, etc. 4. Skip X.29 completely and run a daemon on the remote machine that is used for transferring files. I would have to write a local program also for initiating the transfer. This is pain because I have to write a couple of programs. Surely this issue has been approached before and I am just missing something. Can someone tell me a solution? -- Scott Simpson, Investment Technology Group, iac!simpson@uunet.uu.net
Re: How do you transfer files over X.25 using pad?
Author: Harald Tveit Alvestrand
Date: Mon, 27 Jul 1992 19:48
Date: Mon, 27 Jul 1992 19:48
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With your HW/SW setup, and an administrative order not to run TCP/IP
between the computers, I would suggest fetching ISODE, compiling the
FTAM initiator/responder, deciphering its documentation, and running it.
Works like a charm. No TCP/IP required.
--
Harald Tveit Alvestrand
Harald.Alvestrand@delab.sintef.no
C=no;PRMD=uninett;O=sintef;OU=delab;S=alvestrand;G=harald
+47 7 59 70 94
Re: How do you transfer files over X.25 using pad?
Author: Adam Hamilton
Date: Tue, 28 Jul 1992 08:21
Date: Tue, 28 Jul 1992 08:21
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In article <697@iac.uunet.uu.net> iac!simpson@uunet.uu.net writes: > >SunOS 4.1.1, Sunlink X.25, Infonet X.25 PDN > >We have the need to transfer files between two Sun machines on an X.25 >network (Infonet). One machine will not be running x25manager so we >won't have the two machines speaking TCP/IP between them and we won't >be able to copy files using rcp. We will have the x29 daemon running >between the two machines though so we would like to transfer files >using pad. Is there any way to do this? Your pad MAY have a facility to save its output in a file. At least some versions of pad allow the user to break in (<CTRL-P>,a is the usual keystroke combination). At this point you type "s file" and all subsequent host output is copied to "file". Check your documentation and/or try "help" from the pad prompt. Problems: Only works for Ascii (7-bit text) files. It is no real substitute for proper file transfer (Harald's suggestion of running ISODE's FTAM is better). Facility may not exist. Good luck, Adam
Re: How do you transfer files over X.25 using pad?
Author: Alasdair Grant
Date: Tue, 28 Jul 1992 10:13
Date: Tue, 28 Jul 1992 10:13
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Why not get Sun's Coloured Books software and use Blue Book FTP?
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