scottb@ogccse.ogc.edu (Scott Baker) (11/27/89)
I use kermit to login to a Vax running UNIX. I have not been able
to get the Kermit protocol to work to transfer files. I suspect that
I don't have the Kermit parameters in the Alt-S menu set correctly.
I have been able to use xmodem, but kermit would be preferred since
it allow wildcard selection of filenames.
Thanks in Advance:
Scott Baker
Internet: scottb@cse.ogi.edu
UUCP: ogicse!scottbleonard@bucket.UUCP (Leonard Erickson) (11/28/89)
scottb@ogccse.ogc.edu (Scott Baker) writes: >I use kermit to login to a Vax running UNIX. I have not been able >to get the Kermit protocol to work to transfer files. I suspect that >I don't have the Kermit parameters in the Alt-S menu set correctly. Procomm's implementation of Kermit will *only* work if you are running 8-N-1. You'll have to start the send or receive on the Vax, and then use Alt-P to switch to 8-n-1 and *then* start the upload or download. After the xfer, use Alt-p to switch bach to your old parameters. -- Leonard Erickson ...!tektronix!reed!percival!bucket!leonard CIS: [70465,203] "I'm all in favor of keeping dangerous weapons out of the hands of fools. Let's start with typewriters." -- Solomon Short
gcook@cps3xx.UUCP (Greg Cook) (11/30/89)
From article <1778@bucket.UUCP>, by leonard@bucket.UUCP (Leonard Erickson): > scottb@ogccse.ogc.edu (Scott Baker) writes: > Procomm's implementation of Kermit will *only* work if you are running > 8-N-1. You'll have to start the send or receive on the Vax, and then use > Alt-P to switch to 8-n-1 and *then* start the upload or download. After > the xfer, use Alt-p to switch bach to your old parameters. Not True! I use procomm's kermit transfers with "E71" routinely and have had no problems. Actually, it would not work with "N71" but changing parity to "E" solved the problem for me. Maybe the "8th bit quote char" parameter in procomm has something to do with this. But I don't really know. All that matters to me is that what I am doing works. Is anyone familiar enough with procomm/kermit to enlighten us as to why there are different successes with different parities/bits etc? ========================================================================= Greg Cook Chemistry IS life! gcook@horus.cem.msu.edu Watch for the next generation of Enamines cook@frith.egr.msu.edu coming to a Journal near you!
barkdoll@cattell.psych.upenn.edu (Edwin Barkdoll) (11/30/89)
In article <1778@bucket.UUCP> leonard@bucket.UUCP (Leonard Erickson) writes: >[...] >Procomm's implementation of Kermit will *only* work if you are running >8-N-1. You'll have to start the send or receive on the Vax, and then use >Alt-P to switch to 8-n-1 and *then* start the upload or download. After >the xfer, use Alt-p to switch bach to your old parameters. >[...] >Leonard Erickson ...!tektronix!reed!percival!bucket!leonard Fooey. I use Procomm with E-7-1 all the time to send/receive files between an AT compatible and a VAX. (I am not connected to the VAX via Kermit in this case as was the original poster). However when I use Kermit to _connect_ to a host computer such as when I send files between an AT and a DEC PDP 11/23 (the AT's running ProComm in host mode) then only setting that I've that found to work is N-8-1. I don't know why there is the difference in what ProComm tolerates (i assume the problem is with ProComm) between CONNECT mode and a simple SEND/RECEIVE. I never did manage to send/receive files between the PDP11/23 and the AT except when using the HOST mode in ProComm. Edwin Barkdoll barkdoll@cattell.psych.upenn.edu
dts@pwllheli.sw.stratus.com (Dan Senie) (12/02/89)
The VAX Kermit is not very smart about parity. It comes up expecting the line to be NO parity even though VMS was working with EVEN parity. Since you need to be in EVEN parity in Procomm in order to log in to the VAX, you should do a "SET PARITY EVEN" on the VMS Kermit end. You can add this command to your kermit initialization file.
wek@point.UUCP (Bill Kuykendall) (12/11/89)
>Procomm's implementation of Kermit will *only* work if you are running >8-N-1. You'll have to start the send or receive on the Vax, and then use >Alt-P to switch to 8-n-1 and *then* start the upload or download. After >the xfer, use Alt-p to switch bach to your old parameters. That's odd. We use Procomm's kermit protocol exclusively for all stations accessing our vaxen via Telenet -- because it's the *only* transfer protocol in Procomm that *will* work at E,7,1. ------ Bill K