Linux-Hams archive - October 1997: Re: telnet is PAINFULLY slow...

Re: telnet is PAINFULLY slow...

Patrick Arnoul ()
Wed, 1 Oct 1997 11:24:18 +0200


Hi Richard,
| >
| Pete was talking "TELNET".
| Pete made a valid remark, but Pete has been on the nos-bbs list long enough
| to know about things like he is asking.
|
Yup, hence the remark, no char mode with AX25 packet links...

| > How do one telnet from a Linux box to another Linux box forcing the "line"
| > mode, i.e. sending a packet while hitting the return key ?
| >
| Seems you have not done the nessasary RTFM, this was subject to a thread a
| short while ago.
|
| Once again: "Life's to short for 1200 baud."

Right.
|
| Just try an old 9600 or 14/4 modem theses days on your telephone line if you
| can find an ISP which still has those speeds, you will experiance some of
| the problems Pete is having.
|
Nooooooooooooooooo, I am doing that time to time at 14.4K to administer remotely my
machine, the SLIP packets are going smoothly through the point to point full duplex
telephone link, nothing to do with the 9600 bauds AX25 link, even on a clean freq !
The telnet with 14.4K SLIP does work fine in char mode, one can easely use "vi",
1200 bauds SLIP I used before allowed telneting but not really "viing"...

| > When I telnet from my Linux box to a local JNOS box, the default telnet mode
| > is line mode, then it is Ok (at least to read a few mail messages...).
|
| man telnet
| >
SunOS 5.5.1 Last change: 13 Dec 1995 3

telnet(1)

mode type
The remote host is asked for permission to go into the
requested mode. If the remote host is capable of
entering that mode, the requested mode will be entered.
Type is one of:

character
Disable the TELNET LINEMODE option, or, if the
remote side does not understand the LINEMODE
option, then enter "character at a time" mode.

line Enable the TELNET LINEMODE option, or, if the
remote side does not understand the LINEMODE
option, then attempt to enter "old-line-by-line"
mode.

But how the JNOS remote Box does swith my telnet client to the line mode ?

Patrick