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Re: Fixing terminal settings on xterm from Linux -> HCL telnetd -> cygnus bash
- To: Richard Jones <rjones at orchestream dot com>
- Subject: Re: Fixing terminal settings on xterm from Linux -> HCL telnetd -> cygnus bash
- From: Arlindo da Silva <dasilva at alum dot mit dot edu>
- Date: Wed, 08 Apr 1998 20:10:02 -0400
- CC: gnu-win32 at cygnus dot com
- Organization: 212 Lexington Dr., Silver Spring, MD 20901
- References: <35212CF6.F97BFF73@orchestream.com>
Rich,
Richard Jones wrote:
>
> The terminal settings seem to be slightly broken
> when using a Linux xterm (any size) to access a
> remote NT box using Hummingbird's telnetd and then
> running cygnus bash. In particular, it seems to be
> slightly confused about the number of lines on the
> screen, so the results of commands don't appear until
> you press [Return] a few times.
>
> I have TERM=xterm set and have tried a number of
> common xterm sizes. None work.
>
> Has anyone got a fix for this?
>
Yep, I had the same problem, it is actually a bug in
Hummingbird's telnetd. I wrote to their tech support
and they sent me a patch. It works like a charm now.
Write to them, I don't think I can legally release the
patch.
--
Arlindo da Silva
dasilva@alum.mit.edu
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