chan@eeserv.ee.umanitoba.ca (Andrew Chan Ph# 275-2456) (02/05/90)
Greetings: I am trying to use the SLIP packet driver with NCSA Telnet 2.3b4. I have so far only managed to get a "cannot initialize board" error. What I did: 1. slip8250 0x61 slip 4 0x3f8 9600 3000 3000 2. telbin -s and it complains about not being abot to initialize board (error code -2) What do I have to put in config.tel except "hardware=packet"? Any hints will be very much appreciated...
chan@eeserv (Andrew Chan Ph# 275-2456) (02/06/90)
In article <1990Feb4.203656.4908@ccu.umanitoba.ca> chan@eeserv.ee.umanitoba.ca (Andrew Chan Ph# 275-2456) writes: >Greetings: > >I am trying to use the SLIP packet driver with NCSA Telnet 2.3b4. I have >so far only managed to get a "cannot initialize board" error. > I found my problems.... I figured it out by looking into config.tel of the clarkson version. I guess we just need a better documented config.tel file. But since this is a beta version, I don't think we can blame anyone.. :-)
chan@eeserv (Andrew Chan Ph# 275-2456) (02/06/90)
I am still having trouble in trying to get SLIP to work under NCSA Telnet ver 2.3b4. 1. I've successfully got 2 hardwired PC's to talk SLIP using Ka9q. 2. I am now trying to get 1 PC to use NCSA and the other Ka9q. 3. I've connected (null'ed) pin 4 to 5 on the NCSA end. On the NCSA end: - I did a "slip8250 0x60 slip 4 0x3f8 9600 3000 3000" and my settings in config.tel on the NCSA end: hardware=packet ioaddr=60 address=6 # I suppose 6 is for slip - I run "telbin -s" and then try "ftp" to it from the ka9q end-- nothing! - I exited and ran procomm and checked that packets did come in from the ka9q end. - I run "procomm" on the ka9q end and then: I "telbin" and try to open a session to the ka9q end-- nothing shows up on the procomm screen of the ka9q end and the connection timed out. Again the NCSA end: "slip8250 0x60 1 4 0x3f8 9600 3000 3000" and in config.tel: hardware=packet ioaddr=60 address=1 # what is 1 for anyways? ethernet? It then actually sent something along the wire when I tried to open a session to the ka9q end... though ka9q never recorgnize those packets. I then "telbin -s" and try "ftp" to it from the ka9q end and again nothing.... --- I then _GAVE_UP_ and sent out this query.. :-) :-( Help will be very much appreciated....
nelson@sun.soe.clarkson.edu (Russ Nelson) (02/07/90)
In article <1990Feb4.203656.4908@ccu.umanitoba.ca> chan@eeserv.ee.umanitoba.ca (Andrew Chan Ph# 275-2456) writes:
I am trying to use the SLIP packet driver with NCSA Telnet 2.3b4. I have
so far only managed to get a "cannot initialize board" error.
For better or worse, the SLIP packet driver requires hardware handshaking.
You can lie to it and pretend that you *are* doing hardware handshaking
by tying RTS and CTS together (that's pins 4 and 5 on a DB-25).
Please try this change and tell me if that solves your problem or not.
--
--russ (nelson@clutx [.bitnet | .clarkson.edu]) Russ.Nelson@$315.268.6667
Violence never solves problems, it just changes them into more subtle problemsjbvb@VAX.FTP.COM (James Van Bokkelen) (02/12/90)
The PC/TCP SLIP version can be configured to either use or ignore hardware handshaking. I usually don't use it (direct-connected), but it worked fine on a Telebit the last time I tried it. James B. VanBokkelen 26 Princess St., Wakefield, MA 01880 FTP Software Inc. voice: (617) 246-0900 fax: (617) 246-0901