ssi@usfvax2.EDU (Ssi) (02/06/89)
I'd like to connect my Sun 3/160 to our HP3000 system. When I
try to run `block mode' applications from the Sun, the HP program
dies, something about terminal status. Character mode seems ok.
How can I emulate an HP 700/58 (I think) terminal on
the Sun???
Thanks,
Greg Ripp (SSI) (813)628-6100 x5123
system1!greg@usf.edu
...!uunet!pdn!usfvax2!system1!gregdbercel@twg-ap.UUCP (Danielle S. Bercel) (02/08/89)
In article <1231@usfvax2.EDU>, ssi@usfvax2.EDU (Ssi) writes: > > I'd like to connect my Sun 3/160 to our HP3000 system. When I > try to run `block mode' applications from the Sun, the HP program > dies, something about terminal status. Character mode seems ok. > How can I emulate an HP 700/58 (I think) terminal on > the Sun??? First, you're using release 1.0 which specifically does not support block mode through telnet. You need release 1.1 which does include this support. Second, a Sun does not support HP block mode and the telnet server is not a terminal emulator so the fact that it can handle block mode does not mean you can use it on your Sun. Basically, if you can connect your Sun (or whatever) directly to an HP3000 and run block mode then you'll be able to use it via telnet. However, if not then telnet does not in any way change that. You have to remember that block mode happens between the application program running on the 3000 and the terminal. It is the terminal that understands block mode, not the telnet server. Telnet 1.1 doesn't actually understand block mode the way an application using block mode does. The telnet sever understands block mode in how it communicates with the pseudo-terminal driver. For example, the terminal type request, etc. What you can do are: Connect a hp terminal to your Sun and use that instead of the Sun console. Remember, the Unix termcap on the Sun doesn't come into play here so you have to have an HP terminal or an emulator. When I left Sun (2/88) I was not aware of any HP terminal emulation for a Sun. danielle bercel project leader, WIN/TCP for MPE/V -- Danielle Bercel - Senior Software Engineer - The Wollongong Group Email: dbercel@twg-ap.com or dbercel@twg.com US Mail: 1129 San Antonio Rd. * Palo Alto, CA. 94303 * (415)962-7160
dcarter@beaver..UUCP (Dan Carter) (02/09/89)
In article <1231@usfvax2.EDU> ssi@usfvax2.EDU (Ssi) writes: > > I'd like to connect my Sun 3/160 to our HP3000 system. When I >try to run `block mode' applications from the Sun, the HP program dies HP uses its own protocol for block-mode terminals. The best reference is probably the terminal manual (the HP2394A Reference Manual (p/n 02394-90001), for example). With that, an HP terminal, and a data scope, one can figure out the protocol and put together an emulator in just a few months (:-). But seriously, it's probably not worth the effort; an HP terminal or a PC with terminal emulator is a less expensive solution.