[comp.sys.mac] telnet 2.3 and MacTCP

rfl@oddjob.uchicago.edu (Bob Loewenstein) (05/04/90)

I've been trying to ftp large (>100k) files from my macII to a SUN
using both appletalk (kinetics box) and apple ethertalk. I have
MacTCP installed on my mac. THings work fine except for larger (>250k)
files. When these larger files are transferred, the transfer never
really ends, and the SUN gets MBytes of data, and the mac eventually
bombs. Aside from the obvious question of why this happens, I want
to know if MacTCP is utilized in Telnet 2.3.  I notice that there is
another program which is called Telnet 2.3 -MacTCP-. Do I need to run
this version to use MacTCP? I figure maybe that will sidestep the problem
I have and I will be able to get on with transferring large files.

mlbarrow@athena.mit.edu (Michael L Barrow) (05/07/90)

In article <9138@tank.uchicago.edu>, rfl@oddjob.uchicago.edu (Bob
Loewenstein) writes:
|> 
|> 
|> I've been trying to ftp large (>100k) files from my macII to a SUN
|> using both appletalk (kinetics box) and apple ethertalk. I have
|> MacTCP installed on my mac. THings work fine except for larger (>250k)
|> files. When these larger files are transferred, the transfer never
|> really ends, and the SUN gets MBytes of data, and the mac eventually
|> bombs. Aside from the obvious question of why this happens, I want
|> to know if MacTCP is utilized in Telnet 2.3.  I notice that there is
|> another program which is called Telnet 2.3 -MacTCP-. Do I need to run
|> this version to use MacTCP? I figure maybe that will sidestep the problem
|> I have and I will be able to get on with transferring large files.

You should be using the MacTCP version of Telnet if you intend to use
MacTCP to communicate via your Kbox. I don't know if this will solve
your problem with crashing, but I think that it may eliminate potential probs.

--Michael L Barrow
mlbarrow@athena.mit.edu
o MIT Information Systems/Information Services MCR Consultant
o Project Athena Volunteer User Consultant
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