fredrick@acd.acd.ucar.edu (Tim Fredrick) (04/06/91)
I cannot get any of our terminal communications utilities to work at Even Parity 7 data bits (do to limitations of our terminal server, we must communicate using this protocol). Has anyone gotten kermit, zmodem, xmodem or any other utility to do protocol file transfers on the Risc-System 6000? Thanks. --Tim
eravin@panix.uucp (Ed Ravin) (04/08/91)
In article <mumble@mumble> fredrick@acd.acd.ucar.edu (Tim Fredrick) writes: >I cannot get any of our terminal communications utilities to work at Even >Parity 7 data bits (do to limitations of our terminal server, we must >communicate using this protocol). Has anyone gotten kermit, zmodem, xmodem >or any other utility to do protocol file transfers on the Risc-System 6000? Xmodem requires an 8-bit line to work properly. I'm not familiar enough with zmodem, but I suspect it's similiar in that respect. Kermit should be able to use your 7-bit line (Kermit was designed for hostile communication environments). Try studying all the "set" parameters in Kermit closely to see if you're missing anything. Also, remember if you're transferring binary files, you'll need to tell C-Kermit to "set file type binary" or invoke the nice little frog with the "-i" option. If you don't do that, then binary files will never make it over correctly, regardless of your comm line settings. I've had nothing but success using C-Kermit (but over 8-bit lines) on my RS-6000. UUCP also works. --- Ed -- Ed Ravin | This random number tells the computer that you are cmcl2!panix!eravin | a member in good standing. It is not related to your philabs!trintex!elr | membership number. --- Sierra Club