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<h2><a name = "conftnc">Configuring your tnc</a></h2>
<h3><a name = "sstrop">single stream operation</a></h3>
In single stream mode Streamer behaves just like an ordinary split screen terminal emulator. You can use
whatever tnc settings you like. If you usually set your tnc to echo user input you might prefer to set echo off.
Streamer can be configured to display user input itself, in which case it can be coloured differently to
distinguish it from received data.<p>
<h3><a name = "mstrop">multiple stream operation</a></h3>
Tnc configuration for multiple stream operation is critical. You should set the following parameters or their
equivalent on your tnc:<p>
<code>
streamcall on<p>
users 0 </code>(or as many as it can cope with)<code><p>
echo off </code>(or <code>on</code>, but you won't get coloured tx data)<code><p>
</code>
You can set your line end sequence to be a CR only, LF only, CR + LF or LF + CR. Streamer will accept
any of these automatically.<p>
If your tnc has the <code>RXBlock</code> command (Pac-Comm for example) set it <code>on</code> and configure Streamer
appropriately.<p>
When using multiple streams, Streamer keeps a track of the mode (cmd, conv or trans) of each. This means
that you do not need to change modes manually (to change the mode for a stream use the <code>Stream->Client</code>
menu). For this to work you must set <code>nomode on</code>. This stops the tnc from changing mode automatically on a
connect or disconnect. Instead, Streamer will set the mode itself, and thus is sure to know what mode the tnc
is in at any time. Also, this method can at times reduce the amount of switching between modes. You might
be used to operating with <code>nomode off</code> and <code>newmode on</code>, in which case the tnc will go into conv mode as
soon as you request a connect. With this version of Streamer the tnc will remain in cmd mode until the
connexion is established.<p>
If you prefer to use manual mode switching deselect <code>Auto mode</code> from the <code>Stream -> Client</code> menu. The
stream title will always claim to be in cmd mode, but you can ignore this.<p>
If you intend to use binary transfer or <code>RXBlock</code> mode you should set your tnc for 8-bit communications. <p>
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