Telnet with a Windows 2003 server

[Brian K. White]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bob Rasmussen" <ras at anzio.com>
To: "GCC Consulting" <gccconsulting at comcast.net>
Cc: "'Filepro-List at Lists. Celestial. Com'" <filepro-list at lists.celestial.com>
Sent: Friday, November 23, 2007 9:22 PM
Subject: RE: Telnet with a Windows 2003 server


> On Fri, 23 Nov 2007, GCC Consulting wrote:
> 
>> Would Anzio connecting using telnet run faster?
> 
> It should, due to less data going across the line.
> 
>> 
>> Would printing using Anzio's built in printwizard to local printers work?
> 
> I don't know that yet.

One thing to be aware of and watch out for,
The built in telnet client in nt/2k/xp*, connecting to the built-in telnet server in nt/2k/xp does not work in a streaming mode, it works by periodic screen updates (or something), where data is lost from one refresh to the next, and so, I very much doubt passthrough print would work reliably if at all there. In any event, does the windows version of fp even allow for passthrough? There is no termcap nor terminal type for win32 console. How would fp know what sequences to send? You'd have to do all your printing to temp files and do the passthrough yourself with system() commands or pfpostprint or maybe show raw, etc.

It is possible the terminal server telnetd is better and acts more like a unix telnetd just for this kind of reason. I never used it or tested for this effect. Similarly any other 3rd party telnet server. It's definitely something to look out for.

... Ah, ok mystery solved there, the xp tenetd can be configured for either console or streaming mode.

http://www.windowsitpro.com/Articles/ArticleID/37559/37559.html?Ad=1

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Q: How can I switch my Telnet server to use Stream mode instead of Console mode in Windows XP?

A: Non-Windows clients that connect to a Windows Telnet server might work better if the Telnet server is in Stream mode rather than Console mode. To change your server to use Stream mode, go to the command prompt and type 
    tlntadmn config mode=stream

To check your current mode under Windows XP, type 
    tlntadmn

Windows will display the mode under Mode of Operation. For example, 

Alt Key Mapped to 'CTRL+A' : YES
Idle session timeout : 1 hours
Max connections : 2
Telnet port : 23
Max failed login attempts : 3
End tasks on disconnect : NO
Mode of Operation : Stream
Authentication Mechanism : NTLM, Password
Default Domain : TRINITY
State : Stopped

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