On Sat, Jan 10, 2009 at 12:04:25AM -0900, Ken Irving wrote: > On Fri, Jan 09, 2009 at 10:15:51PM -0800, Marc Shapiro wrote: > > Ken Irving wrote: > >> On Fri, Jan 09, 2009 at 08:13:32PM -0800, Marc Shapiro wrote: > >> > >>> I know that, after I connect with telnet I can got to command mode > >>> and enter 'mode char' to get into character mode. Is there any way > >>> to have telnet start up in character mode? I am trying to control a > >>> robot through a wireless connection and I need to be in character > >>> mode for it to work. > >> > >> I tried and failed to find a way to do this, and just > >> use 'm c' after starting telnet ('m line' to go back to > >> line mode). You might try netcat (nc) as an alternative > >> to telnet. > >> > >> > > I was using netcat, but it was also using line mode and the vendor for > > the robot suggeted using telnet in character mode. Is it possible to > > put netcat into character mode? Automatically, or by internal command? > > I just tried it (nc) after doing 'stty raw' in the terminal, and that > looked pretty close, if perhaps too raw (e.g., ^C wouldn't halt the > session). I'm sure there are some particular terminal settings that > would give the right behavior.
This might do it: $ stty -icanon min 1 time 0 Ken -- Ken Irving -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org