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Date:      Tue, 21 May 1996 09:37:04 -0400 (EDT)
From:      Charles Owens <owensc@enc.edu>
To:        questions list FreeBSD <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
Subject:   stty settings and tip
Message-ID:  <Pine.FBS.3.93.960521092239.3165A-100000@dingo.enc.edu>

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Howdy,
I'm trying to use tip the dial into a remote FreeBSD box (both ends
running 2.1-stable).  I can manage to log in (by hitting ^J after typing
my password instead of ENTER), but once I'm in the keyboard is all messed
up. Many keys produce nothing except a beep, making it impossible to do
anything.  Fortunately, the letters 'e', 'x', 'i', and 't' function, so
I'm able to log out (hitting ^J for ENTER, of course)... :-)

If I dial in using a Windows box, everything works fine, so I'm led to
think that the problem lies with the stty or termcap settings on my local
end (which I haven't modified from the defaults).  I've dug through the
stty man page, and nothing jumps out at me.

I've observed similar (but much less debilitating) behavior over telnet
connections.  Specificly, if I telnet into another FreeBSD box and run
pkg_manage, I must use ^J in place of ENTER.  And, if I run pine, ^O
(suspend new message) doesn't work at all.

So, what might the solution be?  I'm sure this problem has been faced
before...  (but it's not in the FAQ or handbook) 

thanks,
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  Charles Owens                                  Email:  owensc@enc.edu
                                       "I read somewhere to learn is to
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  Eastern Nazarene College            we've all forgot..."   - King's X
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