[comp.unix.xenix] Problem with Xenix UUCP: Protocol Errors?

eravin@dasys1.UUCP (Ed Ravin) (08/27/87)

When we try to set up a UUCP line between IBM "System V" Xenix and 
either a Microvax-II running Ultrix or an Intel 310 running Intel 286 Xenix
the conversation always locks up in the same way:
(output of a uucico -x5 connection attempt from Xenix to Intel 310 named "ubik")

finds called
getto called
call: no. ttya5 for sys ubik Speed: want 9600 use 15 ps 6
login called
wanted <ogin:> REMOTE returned <<timeout>>--fail
 sent <<cr>>wanted <ogin:> REMOTE returned <^M^Jlogin:>--ok
 sent <uucp><cr>>msg-ROK
 Rmtname ubik, my Role MASTER,  Spool - /usr/spool/uucp
Ifn - 3, Ofn - 3, Loginuser - elr
rmesg - 'P' got Pg
wmesg 'U'g
alarm 1
alarm 1
alarm 1
alarm 1

And so on, until until the connection is aborted.

Placing a Datascope on the line reveals that while the master side is timing
out, packets are being sent out on the line but not recognized.  We've also
had the Intel 310 in master mode report "bad header" over and over again at
that stage in the attempted communication.

Anybody out there have any idea what's going on here?  I can hardly believe
that IBM managed to break UUCP under certain condtions.  Our AT's running
Xenix have no problems talking to anybody else, and the Microvax-II Ultrix
is also capable of squawking with other Unix systems.

Please email your much-appreciated replies...



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Ed Ravin                                  eravin@dasys1.uucp
Programmer-at-Large                      (a.k.a. cmcl2!cucard!dasys1!eravin)

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