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From: ERA <era@usit.net>
Organization: ERA Computer Consulting
Subject: Re: (C-)Kermit(/2,-95) and Remote Control of DOS?
Date: Wed, 15 Dec 1999 03:17:07 GMT
To: kermit.misc@columbia.edu
Jeffrey Altman wrote:
>
> In article <3856CD8E.DC5AB959@usit.net>, ERA <era@usit.net> wrote:
> : I'm reading my C-Kermit Second Edition looking for a way to do
> : remote control from C-Kermit, Kermit/2 or Kermit-95 similar to
> : that of BLAST (BHOST) or PCAnywhere on a DOS system also running
> : Kermit....
>
> I'm not sure what you are looking for. Kermit is not a Remote
> Control program such as PC Anywhere. In PC Anywhere the local
> desktop is redirected over the communications channel so that you
> have interactive access.
>
> Kermit also is not a Telnet Server that provides a remote
> interactive command shell. However, Kermit may be used to connect
> to a Telnet Server that provides interactive command shells. OS/2
> comes with its own Telnetd implementation as does Unix. Windows on
> the other hand requires that one be obtained from a third party.
> Windows 2000 comes with a built in Telnetd.
>
> What is it that you are attempting to accomplish?
>
> If you are looking to remotely control GUI applications you will
> have to purchase and install a product such as PC Anywhere.
>
> If you are looking for the ability to execute interactive commands
> in a text environment you can use Kermit to connect to a telnetd.
>
> If you are looking to execute non-interactive commands then you
> could use the Kermit Server's REMOTE HOST command.
>
> Before we can help you further you will have to describe what it is
> you are attempting to do and from and to which operating systems
> you want to do it.
I'm looking for interactive control of a NON-GUI IBM PC-DOS session
on a remote PC-DOS system via dial-up modem. The systems are located
50 and 80 miles from the home office of our client who needs a way to
interact with them daily via remote control from his SCO OpenServer 5
Enterprise server to run reports on his accounting package as the
administrator that he will then x-fer to the OpenServer 5 system for
import into his master database. He does not want to give out the
administrator password to anyone else and there is no way to automate
the reports under DOS for automated x-fer.
BLAST software has a DOS program called BHOST that allows interactive
remote control from another BLAST package running on Unix, etc. and I
was hoping there were something similar for DOS-Kermit. Our client
really likes your prices compared to BLAST and feature for feature
you come out ahead except in this one area.
I see you mention a telnetd. Is there such an animal for plain old
DOS? If so where do I find it?
--
Gene Alexander <era@usit.net>
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