youngdale%v6550c.DECnet@NRL3.ARPA ("V6550C::YOUNGDALE") (06/14/88)
> We have a problem concerning terminal ports and the NIU's used to > connect to the campus network. Whenever the NIU times out and goes to > the idle state the Vax interprets the response from the NIU as a login > attempt and prompts for a password. The NIU screams back "Invalid Response" > or something like that. The Vax of course kicks back "User Authorization > Failure" to which the NIU responds again with another error message. And > off it goes .... with the Vax and the NIU ping-ponging error messages > messages back and forth and the console spitting out all kinds of access > violation messages. > > Is there a way to disable logins on a specific port while still > allowing a user to connect to the port via kermit to go through the > NIU and onto the network? We have tried all sorts of things with the > NIU and it seems doing something from the Vax end is more feasable. Try: $set term/perm/notypeahead TTDXXX: VMS will not allow logins on a port set like this(actually it will not prompt or anything). If application needs to have typeahead set, then it can be set when the application is called, and the permenant characteristics will again take effect when the port is closed. ------------------------------------------------------------------ Eric Youngdale YOUNGDALE%V6550C.DECNET@NRL.ARPA Code 6551 Naval Research Lab "Some user assembly required" Washington, DC 20375 (202) 767-3276 ------------------------------------------------------------------