Date: Mon, 23 Jul 2001 08:00:58 +0200 From: Christoph Sold <so@server.i-clue.de> To: Jim Krenz <unixverse@mac.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Telnet settings (Mac to FreeBSD) Message-ID: <3B5BBD9A.4131781D@i-clue.de> References: <B77DCEF0.2C094%unixverse@mac.com>
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Jim Krenz wrote: > > Hello all, > > I am trying to figure out which settings are best in my Telnet client. I am > using it to connect with a FreeBSD system (4.3) that I've just set up. I am > trying to telnet in from my Mac OS 9.1 system. Since I am new to this stuff, > I am asking advice as to which settings to use for the best results. > > Here are the options I can choose from: > > Emulation: VT100; VT220; ANSI; Linux All of them will work. Try them all, then use the one which works best. For me (using NiftyTelnet on my battered old PowerBook) it was ANSI emulation -- I needed the Umlauts. > *** > > Yes/no options: > Xterm sequences > Use VT wrap mode > Eight bit connections > Save Cleared lines > Use jump scolling (faster) > VT220 7-bit controls > > *** > > Port (currently set to 23, and that seems to work thus far). > > *** > > Protocol: Telnet; rlogin; rsh; rexec; ssh2; raw tcp. Which one is best? I > suspect that it is ssh2, since that is the secure one, but I am asking to be > sure that one of the others isn't better. If you're behinde a secure, neatly buttoned up firewall, all of them would do. Anyhow, you probably want to work only in telnet or ssh2 mode. If your not sure aoubut your firewall, youw ant ssh only. > Thanks for any advice, and being patient with this newbie FreeBSD user. HTH -Christoph Sold To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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