The terminal server

The second method of accessing the systems from home is through a terminal server directly connected to the local ethernet network.

bf NOTE: The terminal server and modems connected to it should be upgraded by the summer of 1995. After that time, the information presented here may not hold.

Currently, the terminal server supports speed of up to 57.6 KBaud, and has a bank of 14 14.4 KBaud modems. The modems support the V.32bis and V.42bis compression and error correction protocols. They also support the MNP protocol.

This means that one could theoretically connect, from home, at speeds of up to 57.6 KBaud. Because the telephon lines were not designed to carry data that fast, it is more realistic to expect connections from 9.6 to 37.4 KBaud.

The phone number for the terminal server can be retreived from the command

snews modems

Once connected to the terminal server, the prompt will look like:

cs>

1. telnet hostname: where hostname is any system on the NRC network.a
2. xremote xdm hostname: this is NCD XRemote X Terminal protocol.
3. slip: this is the Serial Line Internet Protocol which allows running X Windows from home. The PC at home must have the proper software installed.
4. quit