[Info-vax] Connect to console through term-server.

[Jan-Erik Soderholm]

Joe Bloggs wrote 2012-03-01 06:56:
> On Tue, 28 Feb 2012 16:23:38 +0100, Jan-Erik Soderholm<jan-erik.soderholm at telia.com>  wrote:
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>> By using port 2008 instead of 3008 I can now leave both
>> "Local echo" and "Local line editing" in their default
>> "Auto" setting.
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>> And now that I know, I have also located the following
>> part in the ETSP reference manual :
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>>> Note: The 30nn range of ports is 8-bit clean. If Telnet
>>> IAC interpretation is needed, form a connection to the
>>> 20nn range of ports.
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>> When we create application TNA ports for our background
>> processes (reading barcode scanners, PLCs and other equipment)
>> we have alsways used the 300x ports. And on newer term.servers
>> (like the wire-less Lantronix WiBox 2-port server) we use
>> 1000x. I have no idea if there is an alternate port range
>> on those servers.
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>> Thanks for the tip about the 200x range!
>>
>> Jan-Erik.
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> and since you mentioned that this was a DS25,
> it may have a RMC card installed (i think all the DS25's did ..)
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Yes, with a flat battery and "corrupt flash". :-)
I moved a jumper (I think it was J65) to disable RMC,
I don't need it for this system.




> I recall that line-ending protocol was different when talking to
> the RMC itself (versus VMS, or SRM).  But by now, you'll recognize the symptoms.
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> Another place I could recall line-endings being an issue,
> was when using a MOP-client (TSM, or linux moprc) to talk to a DECserver.
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> The line-ending conflicts get really annoying if you get locked out
> of a system for bad-password retries, before recognizing the issue.
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