STerm

The telnet options


Before using telnet you have to set the options for telnet correctly. This can be done in the telnet settings tabsheet (see below).

The options you set must match with you settings on your terminal. The different settings and their explaination are listed below:

Terminal type
You can choose a terminal type from the drop down list, if you are terminal isn't listed you can enter the type in the edit box. If your terminal type is not listed in the drop down list is doesn't mean you can't use the terminal with Sterm. The type of the terminal is only used when a telnet deamon requests the terminal type, if you have not checked this option Sterm won't send any information about the terminal type to the server.

Echo option
If you check the echo option the telnet server will echo all the characters back to the terminal. When you use this option make sure you disable the local echo option in your terminal bios.

NAWS
NAWS is an abbreviation for Negotiate About Window Size. Usually the window size of the terminal is 80x24 characters, but if your terminal has another window size you can check this option and enter the width and height of the window in the edit boxes.

Negotiate binary connection
This is an experimental option, it is not tested at all so I am not sure whether is will work or not. This option is meant for people with a terminal which can handle binary data. To try the option you have to connect to a telnet server (the option becomes enabled) and check the option. Sterm will negotiate with the server to establish a binary connection.


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This page was last updated at November 26th 1997 by Flipper
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