Date: Tue, 12 Sep 1995 10:14:39 -0700 From: "Justin T. Gibbs" <gibbs@freefall.FreeBSD.org> To: john@starfire.mn.org Cc: questions@FreeBSD.org (FreeBSD questions) Subject: Re: erratic telnet modes Message-ID: <199509121714.KAA06539@aslan.cdrom.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Tue, 12 Sep 1995 11:36:12 CDT." <199509121636.LAA08969@starfire.mn.org>
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>When I telnet into my local FreeBSD-stable box from a DOS box >running NCSA telnet 2408b, I get erratic telnet mode settings (echo >and block mode). When I telnet into local non-FreeBSD boxes >or non-local FreeBSD-stable boxes, the problem doesn't manifest. >I even grabbed the telnet daemon from one of the remote FreeBSD-stable >boxes to be sure I didn't just have a broken telnet daemon, and >it didn't help. Is this seems pretty odd, and it is quite annoying >to have to make three or four attempts to establish a telnet session. >It seems like the echo and block bits are just random, with about a >50/50 chance on each, so only about 1/4 of my attempts come up the >way I want... > > John Lind, Starfire Consulting Services >E-mail: john@starfire.MN.ORG USnail: PO Box 17247, Mpls MN 55417 How recent is your -stable? The problems with options negotiation were fixed in current a while ago, but the patches were only brought into -stable a few days ago. This fixed all the problems I was seeing with NCSA telnet connecting to FreeBSD boxes. -- Justin T. Gibbs =========================================== Software Developer - Walnut Creek CDROM FreeBSD: Turning PCs into workstations ===========================================
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