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Article: 12897 of comp.protocols.kermit.misc
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Subject: K95 Connection Difficulties
Date: Fri, 26 Oct 2001 20:33:04 -0500
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I'm currently engaged in deploying an application that utilizes
the latest version of K95. Of the 300 sites, we're in about 50.
2 of these sites are unable to reliably connect to their
intended server, but share a common pattern that perhaps you'll
recognize.
If we first connect to the server with HyperTerminal, K95 will
execute the script and perform like a champ. If not, it will
fail in various ways--either "you must set port or host..." or
"no carrier detected" are popular.
The text I've read concerning K95cinit.exe seems like it might
be related, but there's a number of variations:
1) One machine is Windows ME--the text suggests it's a Windows
9x problem.
2) We've tried connections (on both machines) using TAPI and
port/modemtype, but the results do not vary.
3) The issue that K95cinit was intended to fix, is no longer an
issue with K95.
A copy of K95cinit is enroute to the difficult sites, and we
should be able to see if this replicates whatever HyperTerminal
is doing. Also, line quality checks are being performed. In
both cases, though, these workstation have recently (within 3
months) transmitted data to a different server using a different
client application.
Only K95.EXE installed on the target machine. No INI files are
made available--everything is done from a script this is
dynamically formed from a mostly static template. K95 is
invoked with:
K95.EXE -H -# 26
I've gone through the connection diagnosticts section in Using
C-Kermit, but my difficulty seems to lie before a connection
attempt is made. It either will run normally, or it immediately
fails.
Some specifics or the PCs (tell me what would help and I'll get
it):
Machine 1
Windows 98
External US Robotics 56K
no weird peripherals
sufficient hd and memory
Machine 2
Windows ME
Internal Telepath X2 (winmodem)
no weird peripherals
sufficient hd and memory