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From: rmf%Ins.MRC.AdhocNet.CA%Stasis.MRC.AdhocNet.CA%UNCAEDU.@CORNELLC.CCS.CORNELL.EDU.BITNET (Russ Forster)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: DNET and DECserver200 problems
Message-ID: <880705174344.04a@Ins.MRC.AdhocNet.CA>
Date: 5 Jul 88 23:43:44 GMT
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>A1000 --> modem --> PACX multiplexor --> DECserver200 term. server --> UNIX
>
>The problem is that the DECserver keeps seeing "Unknown characters" whenever
>I type anything to it, so I cannot log onto UNIX.
>
>       Can anyone suggest what might be wrong?  Thanks.
>
        There is a possibility that the server is seeing a "local switch"
        or other type of "switch" command.  Try setting the server session
        to PASSALL or PASTHRU.  Below is an extract from the server itself.

SET SESSION

Use SET SESSION to specify the amount of  data  transparency  for  your  current
session.  Normally an interactive terminal requires nontransparency, which means
that the server responds to  the  server  switches  and  XON/XOFF  flow  control
characters.   In contrast, personal computers involved in file transfers require
transparency, and these special characters must be  disabled  for  the  session.
SET SESSION creates data transparency for the current session.

SET SESSION {INTERACTIVE}
            {PASSALL    }
            {PASTHRU    }

Additional help available for:

INTERACTIVE         PASSALL        PASTHRU

>
>--
>Dan Barrett    ins_adjb@jhunix.UUCP
>               barrett@cs.jhu.edu


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