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From: Steve Layten <slayten@cas.org>
Subject: ms-kermit and PCTCP
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Date: Thu, 12 Jan 1995 15:51:07 GMT
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I've just spent a frustrating few days trying to get ms-kermit set up on a
PC using FTP Software's PCTCP under Windows for Workgroups 3.11. There
were several difficulties, but I now think I have a setup that works
(mostly).
I scoured the docs in the latest beta release of ms-kermit in the networks
directory. I read the bwr file, the help file, etc., but still had
trouble. Part of the trouble is a "user hostile" environment in my
organization -- We have a site license for FTP Software's PCTCP, and
limited copies of the documentation. Our network folks are too busy
"solving real problems" to help internal users set up their machines in
any "non-standard" setup. "Use what we give you -- it works for us." is
implicit, whether we like the setup or not.
First, I'd like to thank J. Doupnik for his good work. I've been using
MS-Kermit for years to access my UNIX system at work from home. What a
quality product!
Now, I'd like to correct an error in and expand upon Section 4.1 of the file
"setup.doc" in the networks directory.
---- Begin corrected/updated section 4.1 of file networks/setup.doc ------
(4.1) FTP Software Inc. PC/TCP.
Use the FTP Telnet interface TNGLASS and run Kermit from it.
tnglass host.domain <optional port> -c 0 -i -e kermit.exe
(The spaces between "-c" and "0" and "-e" and "kermit.exe" are required.)
This example uses communication port 1 (-c0) so tell Kermit SET PORT BIOS1,
and the -i option says to keep the TCP connection alive until the terminal
emulator (Kermit) has started using the Int 14h communications pathway.
The TNGLASS interface causes the "ENTER" key to send <CR><LF> pairs, as
specified in the Telnet protocol specification. This may cause some
problems in connecting to UNIX machines. I found that using "stty igncr"
helped, along with "set key \284 \10" to re-map the "ENTER" key to send a
newline. (Using "set term newline off" and/or "set tcp newline off"
didn't seem to help.)
My configuration: Gateway 2000 P90 machine
3C5X9 network card? (I'm real fuzzy here.)
MS-DOS 6.22
Windows for Workgroups V3.11
FTP Software's PCTCP software, with \pctcp\3c5x9pd.com
and \pctcp\vxdinit.exe loaded in autoexec.bat (I'm
not sure what version of PCTCP, but TNGLASS reports
V3.0.)
My tnglass.pif has "hostname -c 3 -i -e kermit.exe"
supplied as command-line arguments, and in my
mscustom.ini, I've specified "Set port BIOS4"
Here's output from "stty -a" on a SunOS 4.1.X Sparcstation 2:
speed 38400 baud, 24 rows, 80 columns
parenb -parodd cs7 -cstopb -hupcl cread -clocal -crtscts
-ignbrk brkint ignpar -parmrk -inpck istrip -inlcr igncr -icrnl -iuclc
ixon -ixany -ixoff imaxbel
isig -iexten icanon -xcase echo echoe echok -echonl -noflsh -tostop
echoctl -echoprt echoke
opost -olcuc onlcr -ocrnl -onocr -onlret -ofill -ofdel
erase kill werase rprnt flush lnext susp intr quit stop eof
^H ^U ^W ^R ^O ^V ^Z/^Y ^? ^\ ^S/^Q ^D
I hope this is helpful!
Steve Layten (slayten@cas.org)
---- END corrected/updated section 4.1 of file networks/setup.doc ------
I now seem to have just one more problem. When using 'vi' on my UNIX
host, at times I get "beeps" in ms-kermit like it has lost characters. I
see it when 'vi' is "wrapping" a fairly large word (set wm=6, type a word
near the right margin, and 'vi' moves the word to the next line). I also
seem to see it when I use the '^w' key in input mode to erase a word. The
word is not completely erased, and the cursor is not in the right place.
I'm not sure what to change to prevent ms-kermit from losing the
characters. Any insights would be appreciated.
Thanks again especially to J. Doupnik and Frank da Cruz for their support,
and Thanks in advance to any of you that can help.
Steve Layten