Re: LF: Troubles with Fterm


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Re: LF: Troubles with Fterm



Could this be caused by hardware flow control problems?  The modem (or the
remote system) might be expecting a hardware flow control signal but the 92
obviously isn't configured for that type of flow control.  Just a thought.
I had this sort of problem on a computer and it turned out to be the flow
control.

-Mark-


>> 
>> 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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