PROBLEMS USING THE RISC/6000 AS A VT100 TO A DEC SYSTEM RUNNING ULTRIX

ITEM: RTA000017822

                                                                                
QUESTION:                                                                       
                                                                                
We are trying to communicate from a RISC/6000 to a DEC system running           
ULTRIX.  We have tried over both a dial-up port and an Ethernet* link           
and are having trouble with the keyboard mapping.  The cursor movement          
keys do not work properly among other problems.  We have used the ATE           
functions and can establish the link but the keyboard does not work             
as a VT100 keyboard.  Any thoughts would be appreciated.  Also is there         
any documentation anyplace on how to set up VT100 emulation in this             
type of environment.  We have also tried to do a Telnet as a VT100 to           
the host and we are seeing a response from the host that says we are            
a tty dumb device.  In short we can establish the connection but cannot         
talk in an intelligible manner.  Obviously we do not understand the            
procedures to implement the VT100 emulation.  Is there any documentation        
in a cookbook type approach that will help us out.                              
                                                                                
*Ethernet is a trademark of Xerox, Inc.                                         
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A:  You can set up VT100 in ATE by using one of the following methods:          
                                                                                
    1. Change the VT100 parameter in the ate.def file to "1".  This             
       method permanently sets the terminal emulation for ATE to VT100.         
    2. From the ATE menu, select "m" for modify, and then type "v" to           
       change the VT100 parameter to ON.  This method provides a                
       temporary modification only.                                             
                                                                                
    For more information on setting up ATE, please refer to                    
    Communications Concepts and Procedures (SC23-2203-00), chapter 2.           
                                                                                
    What command did you use to telnet as a VT100 to the host?                  
    When telnetting over Ethernet, you can use the command "tn -e vt100"        
    to telnet as a VT100 terminal.  More information on this command            
    can be found in InfoExplorer under the "telnet" command.                    
                                                                                
    If you are telnetting from X-Windows, open a window using the               
    "aixterm -v" command (also documented in InfoExplorer).  Any telnets        
    from this window will emulate a VT100 terminal.                             
                                                                                
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This item was created from library item Q524251      IJKR1                      
                                                                                
S e a r c h - k e y w o r d s:                                                  
COMMUNICATIO DEC EMULATION EXECUTE FEB91 IJKR1 IP IX OZNOTPID                   
PROBLEMS RISC RISCC RISCSYSTEM RUNNING SOFTWARE SYS SYSTEM TCP TCPIP            
TELNET ULTRIX VT100 6000                                                        
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                               



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Dated: 07/1998 Category: RISCCOM

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