Date: Mon, 13 Dec 2004 13:33:24 -0600 From: "Andrew L. Gould" <algould@datawok.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Cc: "Colin J. Raven" <colin@kozy-kabin.nl> Subject: Re: Reasonable Hyperterminal alternative? Message-ID: <200412131333.24235.algould@datawok.com> In-Reply-To: <41BDEAA7.2080708@daleco.biz> References: <Pine.NEB.4.61.9.0412110008250.579@kenmore.kozy-kabin.nl> <20041213183808.GL3650@gentoo-npk.bmp.ub> <41BDEAA7.2080708@daleco.biz>
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On Monday 13 December 2004 01:16 pm, Kevin D. Kinsey, DaleCo, S.P. wrote: <snip> > > And, on that line of thought, I suppose that kermit is a/the > canonical piece of software, traditionally speaking; but last I > looked, it was a significant time investment unless you just pick up > things like that automagically. Featureful, though; but not part of > base. > > But, we'll soon have every alternative listed in this thread > if we keep redefining "reasonable", which is a rather subjective > term, I suppose ... > > Kevin Kinsey One of our vendors only supports dialing in via hyperterminal and the use of kermit for file transfers; but my transfers always (no exaggeration) aborted with a message referring to "too many errors". I now use kermit in FreeBSD; and finish regularly with 0 errors, a fast transfer and no headache. I'm haven't learned a lot about kermit because its basic use meets my needs. Some cool tips: 1. I execute ssh from within kermit to use kermit's file transfer capabilities over a secure connection. 2. You can script kermit for periodic chores. For example, I use the short script below to dial the vendor mentioned above using a modem at cuaa0: #!/usr/local/bin/kermit set modem type acer-v90 set line /dev/cuaa0 set speed 57600 set dial connect on dial 1-999-999-9999 Best of luck, Andrew Gould
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