DECServer break key problem
Alan Frame
Can anyone please help me with a DECServer 700 problem.
The Decserver is used to access terminals from a LAN, and one of the
terminals requires a "break" condition to be applied to the RS232 line
before it will bring up the login prompt.
I have tried everything that I can see in the configuration of the
server, but can't get it to pass a break condition.
Has anyone any ideas ( firstly, can it be done?).
For completeness, I telnet into the decserver using the approprite
port ( 2005 ), and from there need to be able to map a key that the
decserver will understand and pass the break condition down the port
to the terminal.
Any suggestions would be gladly received.
thanks in advance
David J. Dachtera
>
> Hello All,
>
> Can anyone please help me with a DECServer 700 problem.
> The Decserver is used to access terminals from a LAN, and one of the
> terminals requires a "break" condition to be applied to the RS232 line
> before it will bring up the login prompt.
> I have tried everything that I can see in the configuration of the
> server, but can't get it to pass a break condition.
> Has anyone any ideas ( firstly, can it be done?).
I don't think so - that is to say, I never managed to do it.
> For completeness, I telnet into the decserver using the approprite
> port ( 2005 ), and from there need to be able to map a key that the
> decserver will understand and pass the break condition down the port
> to the terminal.
I was I had a suggestion. Perhaps someone else will chime in with heir
experience.
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JF Mezei
> > terminals requires a "break" condition to be applied to the RS232 line
> > before it will bring up the login prompt.
There is a way to configure a DECserver port to pass the BREAK condition. I
don't remember off-hand what it was though.
I once managed the following config:
[terminal]----[Decserver 200]----ethernet----[DECserver 200]-----[OPA0: of a VAX]
One of the requirements was to have the terminal issue the BREAK to the VAX to
get the >>> prompt from the remote vax.
As I recall, you need to redefine the key to get you to the Local> prompt to
something else than break, and also do one of the set commands to make the
break transparent.
This was on DECserver 200s with modem control.
Jeff Campbell
I have a PDP-11/83 console connected to port 13 on a 700-16.
I enabled the telnet listener on all ports and then enabled connections
on port 2013
$ telnet ds701 2013 /term=vt500 /log=pdp11
Here is the log of a telnet session to port 2013 on my DS 700-16.
============
.
.VERSION
XXDP-XM EXTENDED MONITOR - XXDP V2.5
REVISION: F0
BOOTED FROM DU0
RESTART ADDRESS: 152000
. ! here I escaped back to the TELNET> prompt
and entered a SEND BRK.
@ ! I have the 11 setup to halt on break. The 11
halted it's @ ODT prompt.
@0/000002 ! examine some memory...
00000002/000000
00000004/000006
00000006/000000
00000010/000012
00000012/000000
00000014/000016
@
@r0/000000 ! some machine registers...
R1/000120
R2/154144
R3/000000
R4/111154
R5/155662
R6/060534
R7/112404
@p ! here I continued CPU execution of XXDP
.
.VERSION
XXDP-XM EXTENDED MONITOR - XXDP V2.5
REVISION: F0
BOOTED FROM DU0
RESTART ADDRESS: 152000
.DATE
01-JAN-87 ! 8-)
.
=============
So, yes you can send a break to an external terminal remotely via
telnet.
But I don't know how you can map a key to do SEND BRK in telnet.
Jeff Campbell
n8...@arrl.net
Alan Boyles
support the DECserver and can give all the info on connfigurations/setup.
If that doesn't work try Dennis Majikas @ 603-589-0324.
Alan.
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Hans Vlems
DS200/300's
so given DEC's sense for upwards compatibility it's there on the DS700 too.
What it does is allow you to define a substitute character for the BREAK
char.
That way you can send BREAK to a remote OPA0: device across two DECservers
(one running reverse LAT).
Hans