Re: LF: Troubles with Fterm
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Re: LF: Troubles with Fterm
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> Hello, all.
> I'm running into a problem using Fterm with a modem. I've read the FAQ,
> and it doesn't deal with the problem I've got.
> I'm able to connect to all the numbers I've tried, and everything goes
> fine for a short while. I set the modem (AT&F->OK), dial the number
> (ATDT1234567->OK), and am told that everything's well (CONNECT 9600). I
> log in, and then something odd happens.
> It's like a buffer fills up or something, and I stop getting anything
> displayed on the screen- nothing I type shows up, and the server appears
> to stop sending. But when I quit and re-launch Fterm, it gets strange.
> There's a single character on the screen. When I delete it, and type a
> command, I find that I'm were I left off. I'll be able to interact with
> the server for about a screenful, then it'll lock up again. I can repeat
> the type-quit-continue cycle indefinately, but it's a colossal pain.
> I've got ROM version 1.11, I'm using Fterm 1.0B7, a Hayes Accura 14.4, a
> male-male adapter, and a null moden adapter. I'm sure that my
> cable/adapter setup is right. The only place it seems the trouble can be
> is with the AT commands I use to initialize the modem, or in Fterm itself.
> Can anyone offer any advice? Maybe some AT commands that've worked for
> you?
>
> Thanks,
> Stan Hiller
>
This is a common probelm with FTerm. It is present in all calculators. There
is presently no fix for it. Just quit & reenter Fterm. If your remote
envrionment is customizeable, like a unix shell, just pipe all of your
commands into a pager set to pause every three or so lines:
% who | more -num3
will show who's online and pause every three lines. That will prevent the
overflow of the buffer. Or on a bbs, set your screen size to 3 or 4.
-steve@adverspace.com
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