If Kermit's terminal emulation seems to work correctly, but a file transfer does not start at all, then something in the communication path is probably interfering with the packet data. Normally Kermit expects to have full control of the communication port. However, some communications equipment might interfere with the Kermit file transfer protocol in various ways, like parity mismatches4.1or communication processors echoing their input and causing therefore confusion among packets going back and forth. All these problems may be easily solved4.2.