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[sindi keesan <keesan AT sdf.lonestar.org>]

On Tue, 19 Oct 2004 3aoo-cvfd AT dea.spamcon.org wrote:

> sindi keesan wrote:
> > I uncommented the line in /hosts/inittab (s1) and
> > changed speed from 19200 to 115200, then rebooted.
>
> Setting the line speed to max is a bad idea at this stage.
> Once you get the connection working, you can up the speed
> and see if it will work reliably at 115200.

I will see if this comport works better at 19200.
But the problem with kermit occurs when I try to set line, before trying 
to set speed.

> > I am trying first to get this working with two linux
> > computers.
>
> Why?  It is simpler to use the DOS box as the dumb terminal.
>
> > I have no idea what to do next for the dumb terminal
> > method.
>
> Plug one end of your nullmodem cable into the Linux box
> (at the port specified in /etc/inittab) and the other
> end into the DOS box (at the port specified in the config
> file of your DOS com program).
>
> Configure your DOS com program for non-dialing connection
> and vt100 (or similar).  Start the com program, press ENTER
> and you should get the login from the Linux box.


I would have to learn how to configure it this way.
I will give it a try with Kermit.  com1 modem type none
Type c to connect (not enter).

I already managed to telnet a few times without configuring things
(just had to set line to /dev/ttyS0).


> > I don't have any terminal program other than kermit.
>
> As I said before, I use commo and it works well.  Other
> DOS com programs will work (although some will be better
> suited for this purpose than others).  I am unfamiliar
> with kermit, so I can't say whether it is a good choice.
> But commo works, it is relatively small and it is readily
> available for download.

> > So I copied in.telnet.d to /usr/sbin,
>
> No, no, no.  telnet has nothing to do with this.


in.telnetd (typo).  I know, this is a second method that I tried when the 
first was not obvious to me.

> > on both computers.
>
> Even if you were using telnet, you put the server
> (telnetd) on one computer only.  The other system
> then runs the telent client (already in BasicLinux).

Yes, but I wanted to try this in both directions, to be sure the hardware 
worked.  THe hardware is not working so well.

I have the same problem in both directions.  I have to telnet to 
192.168.1.1 in both directions and get Unable to connect to remote host: 
Connection refused.  I typed on the other computer in.telnetd -debug 
first.  Why is it always the same host number?  If .2 it says 'no route to 
host'.  I have ethernet running, don't know how to unload it.  Am I 
telnetting over ethernet or serial?  Plain telnet, not kermit (which lets 
me choose /dev/ttyS0).  I will have to reboot to try without ethernet 
again, or how to I rmmod the module when it says it is busy?

> > I typed in.telnetd -debug on the first computer
> > I typed telnet 192.168.1.1 (or clark) on the second computer
> > I logged in as user (no password required).
> > I could use sc and lynx.
> > I could not use pico and save the file.
>
> Probably a permission or alias problem.
Yes, I would rather log in as root to avoid this.

> > I need to create some file somewhere so I can login
> > as root, I presume.
>
> Probably /etc/securetty.  Or maybe /etc/login.access.

securetty
This file defines which devices root can log in on.
tty1 tty2 tty3 tty4
I just added ttyS0 to 3.
I have no file login.access

> > And maybe also give user permission to save files.
> >
> > Then I dialed and telnetted here with clark and now I
> > cannot telnet here from the other computer any more.
>
> Are you sure the telnet server is still running?
No.

> --
> ps
> --
> When you use the -debug method, it accepts one connection
> and then terminates.

Good thing to know.  It keeps terminating now without accepting any 
connections, maybe timing out.

> > I have not tried file transfer yet.
>
> For transfering files you need a different server (eg ftpd).
> Or you could use BL send/receive.
Okay, but I can no longer get this comport to behave.

Kermit has telnet and file transfer and I might be able to transfer files 
with kermit over the telnet connection like I do to my bbs.

> Cheers,
> Steven
>
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