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- i NCSA Telnet
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- Introduction i
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- National Center for Supercomputing Applications
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- June 1991
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- June 1991
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- Introduction
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- Overview
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- This introduction presents an overview of the capabilities and
- features of NCSA Telnet. The organization and use of this manual
- are described and notational conventions explained.
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- About NCSA Telnet
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- NCSA Telnet Version 2.3 for the PC provides interactive access
- from an IBM PC or compatible to telnet hosts on TCP/IP networks.
- NCSA Telnet is an implementation of DARPA standard telnet
- with added features that take advantage of the local processing
- power of the PC.
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- Special Features
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- Special features of NCSA Telnet for the PC include:
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- Ñ VT100 emulation
- Ñ Local printer support for VT100 emulation
- Ñ Simultaneous logon to a number of computers
- Ñ Ability to capture text to the PC disk or printer
- Ñ File transfer server (standard FTP)
- Ñ Remote copy server (rcp) for use with UNIX hosts
- Ñ Ability to take full advantage of PC colors
- Ñ Topview/Windows compatibility
- Ñ Tektronix 4014 emulation
- Ñ Added applications such as: lpr, lpq, lprm, rexec, rsh, finger,
- setclock (all similar to UNIX utilities)
- Ñ Domain name lookup
- Ñ Optional use of RARP and Bootp for determining PC's IP
- address
- Ñ Support for Linemode protocol
- Ñ Scrollback with mouse support
- Ñ Cut and paste capabilities for text between sessions
- Ñ Keyboard mapping
- Ñ Text output mapping
- Ñ Better message routing of telnet options to console screen
- Ñ Ability to dump screens to a capture file
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- System Requirements
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- To use NCSA Telnet you must have the following hardware:
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- Ñ IBM PC, PC/XT, PC/AT, IBM PS/2 model 30, or "true"
- compatible computer with one of the following Ethernet adapter
- boards:
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- Appletalk Card
- DecNet Card
- 3COM 3C501 Etherlink
- 3COM 3C503
- 3COM 3C505
- AT&T Starlan 10
- Western Digital WD8003EB
- MICOM NI5210
- Ungermann-Bass PC-NIC (same as IBM Baseband Adapter)
- Western Digital WD8003E EtherCard PLUS
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- Ñ or IBM PS/2 models 50,60 or 80, or "true" compatible computer
- with one of the following Ethernet adapter boards:
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- Ungermann-Bass NICps/2
- 3COM 3C523 Etherlink/MC
- Western Digital WD8003A
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- Ñ The following adapters have been tested successfully with
- packet drivers:
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- 3Com's 3C501, 3C503, 3C505, 3C507, and 3C523
- Any SMC-mode ARCnet card
- Any AT&T Ethernet or StarLAN card
- D-Link Systems' DE-600 Pocket LAN Adapter
- Simulated driver over NetWare's IPX
- BICC Data Networks' ISOLAN
- Apple Computer's LocalTalk PC Card
- Sun/TOPS (Sitka) FlashCard
- Simulated driver over NetBIOS
- NCR's ET-105B
- Novell's NE1000, NE2000, and clones
- Racal-InterLan's NI5010, NI5210, NI6510, and NI9210
- Ungermann-Bass's NIC and NICps/2
- All Western Digital's models
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- Ñ 384K minimum memory
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- Ñ Ethernet or Thin Ethernet to connect the PC and other computers
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- To use NCSA Telnet you must have the following software:
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- Ñ PC-DOS or MS-DOS Version 2.0 or later
- Ñ a standard text editor (helpful when editing the configuration
- file)
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- Use of This Manual
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- This section describes the organization of this manual, and the
- conventions and nomenclature used in developing it.
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- Manual Contents
- This manual is organized into the following chapters:
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- Chapter 1, "Starting and Quitting NCSA Telnet," describes how to
- start NCSA Telnet and how to open and close a connection between
- your PC and one remote host.
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- Chapter 2, "Introduction to Managing Sessions," introduces NCSA
- Telnet's capability for multiple connections. It also discusses
- standard VT100 key emulation, keys used for common EDT
- operations, and usage of a capture file.
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- Chapter 3, "More about Managing Sessions," discusses multiple
- sessions in detail. The Parameters menu options, DOS shell
- feature, and several advanced functions are also described.
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- Chapter 4, "Utility Programs," outlines in detail some helpful
- command programs which you can implement along with NCSA
- Telnet.
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- Chapter 5, "File Transfer," outlines procedures for transferring
- files between a PC and a telnet host.
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- Chapter 6, "Tektronix 4014 Emulation," discusses NCSA Telnet's
- ability to emulate a Tektronix 4014 graphics terminal.
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- Chapter 7, "Installation and Configuration," contains
- information for system administrators (and other experienced
- users) to use when installing and customizing a system.
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- Appendix A, "Error Conditions," describes some of NCSA Telnet's
- error messages, as well as their causes and solutions.
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- Appendix B, "NCSA Telnet Command Reference," lists
- commands available from the PC keyboard.
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- Appendix C, "Configuration File Summary," lists the keywords
- for configuration file parameters.
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- Appendix D, "FTPBIN Command Reference," describes the
- FTPBIN commands that the program uses.
- Appendix E, "Key-mapping," details the key-mapping elements
- NCSA Telnet for the PC incorporates from the MS-Kermit
- program.
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- Appendix F, "Obtaining NCSA Software," outlines the procedures
- for obtaining NCSA software via FTP, an archive server, or U.S.
- mail.
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- Form of Presentation
- Figure I.1 shows some typical screen/user interactions using the
- conventions employed in this manual. Those conventions, and
- others, are explained here.
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- Figure I.1 Example of
- Notational
- Conventions
- C:\> telnet machinename [machinename...]
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- National Center for Supercomputing Applications
- NCSA Telnet for the PC version 2.2
- (c) Copyright 1987,1988 Board of Trustees of the University of
- Illinois
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- ALT-H presents a summary of special keys
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- 4.2 BSD UNIX (newton)
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- login:
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- dothis Information shown in courier boldface type
- represents user entries.
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- ALT-key Press and hold the ALT key and then press the
- key designated by key. Then release both
- keys at the same time.
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- variable Do not enter the actual characters shown.
- Command line characters shown in
- lowercase courier bold italic type represent an
- entry that may consist of different characters
- every time you make the entry. In other
- words, it is a variable entry. If it indicates a
- machine response, it means the actual
- wording of the response will vary, depending
- on the filename, machinename, and so on.
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- ... Do not enter an ellipsis. The ellipsis
- indicates that you may enter more material
- similar to the material preceding the ellipsis.
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- [ ] Do not enter square brackets. Material or
- actions presented between square brackets is
- optional and should be entered only in certain
- cases.
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