[BL] Can BL serve a DOS terminal ?

baslinux at lists.ibiblio.org baslinux at lists.ibiblio.org
Fri Mar 16 19:28:06 EDT 2007


Hi Folks,

On Fri, 16 Mar 2007 22:08:06 +0000 (UTC), baslinux at lists.ibiblio.org wrote:

> On Sat, 17 Mar 2007 baslinux at lists.ibiblio.org wrote:

>> Hi Folks,

>>    Has anyone tried to run BL on one computer from another computer
>> running DOS ?

>>   Is it even possible ?

>> Regards,
>>        Ron

> http://lists.ibiblio.org/pipermail/baslinux/2004-October/005363

  404 Not found !

> And following in thread.

  ??

> I telnetted from DOS to BL running inetd/in.telnetd (from tpcip1.tgz - or
> use utelnetd) as a telnet server. Instructions at this URL. (Same as I do
> when dialing with DOS and telnetting to my bbs which runs a telnet, over
> the modem.)

   Does this allow log in as a user, then run BL progs ?
   The second computer (running Linux) is open to the internet - how
secure would a telnetd be ?

> Or connected via the more simple dumb-terminal method (Kermit as terminal
> program) by uncommenting the s1 line in /etc/inittab as suggested by
> Steven.  (Make sure to change it back if you want to use your serial port
> later for a mouse).

   Does Kermit work over an ethernet connection ?   Serial, or even
parallel port, would be slow.

Regards,
         Ron



Ron Clarke
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