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2 total messages Started by Kevin Weinrich Fri, 14 Jun 1991 19:17
Ser. term on Sun connected to VAX - problem
#1397
Author: Kevin Weinrich
Date: Fri, 14 Jun 1991 19:17
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I can't make a terminal behave properly.  I have a CIT224
(DEC VT52/100/220 emulation) terminal connected by a serial
cable to a Sun 4/330.  At the moment, I'm emulating a VT100
(with "VT100 id" set) and my ttytab specifies a VT100.  I can
login fine to my Sun.  From there I'm using Sun's DNI
package to login to our local VAX ("dnilogin abc"), to which
we're connected through the ethernet, and from there I login
to a remote VAX ("set host xyz") which is connected to the
Internet.  All fine thus far.

Alas, when I then run the (Wollongong someversion) ftp
program, almost all of the response tromps over itself --
i.e., each line overwrites the previous one without
scrolling up the page.  That's the problem.

If I go to a (DEC) VT220 terminal connected by a terminal
server to the local VAX ("abc"), then "set host xyz" and
run ftp, everything works fine.  So, the problem is in
a) my terminal (I doubt it; I have the same problem with
a real VT220 terminal connected to the Sun or with using
Sun's te100 VT100 emulator window); b) the Sun (termcap?
ttytab? dnilogin?); or c) one of the connections between
my terminal and the *local* VAX.

Related problem (less important): I can't set my terminal
to VT220 (7- or 8-bit controls) without getting garbled
characters (e.g., "login:" looks like "&#n og*:", but
*works* like login) from the Sun.  This happens whether
ttytab is set to vt100 *or* vt220 (Yes, I am running
"kill -1 1" every time I change ttytab).  I was hoping
that setting the terminal to VT220 would fix the
main problem . . .

Any pointers to which FM to R(T) are welcome; I've tried
to RTFM, but don't know if the info just isn't there or
I'm looking in the wrong places.

Much appreciated,
Kevin Weinrich kxx@epavax.rtpnc.epa.gov
question regarding good terminals with > 24 lines
#1400
Author: David Boles
Date: Sat, 15 Jun 1991 23:52
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Hello,

  I currently have a Wyse 185 (essentially being used to emulate a vt220)
that I use to log in from home to do some coding on my work machine.  I'd
like to replace it with a terminal that is capable of displaying, oh say,
44 lines at a time.  What's out there that's any good?  I'm not interested
in spending more than $500 for the termianl, if possible.

Thanks

  David Boles

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David Boles                                       Applied Research Laboratories
dboles@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu                       
apas611@chpc.utexas.edu                      This space for rent, apply within.
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