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Hi John,
Are you dialing the correct number? It is 494-8006 and not 494-6744,
which is the PLUS service number. Dialing into the wrong number may
cause the effect you're noticing (the greyed-out options), as HT might be
presuming that you are telnetting into the text service from the PLUS side
rather than dialing in directly.
PuTTy and network dial-up are both looking for a TCP/IP signal to
connect. CCN's text service uses terminal emulation through direct
dial-up and not TCP/IP which is what PLUS uses. You would need a PLUS
account to access the TCP/IP and network stuff. Text service dial-up is
a totally different area (and phone number) which is why PuTTy isn't
working here.
PLUS dial-up uses 494-6744 and looks for a TCP/IP signal on the other
end to complete the connection. The text service uses 494-8006 and just
looks for a simple ACK/NACK response from CCN. if you're dialing PLUS and
trying to connect to the text service directly, it will fail because they
are two different protocols. If you have a PLUS account ($125. per year
for graphical/text), then you can use PuTTy to telnet over to the text
service.
The text service system ($25. per year) allows everyone to easily
connect whether you're running a C64/128 (via NovaTerm 9.5), an Apple
II/GS (via ProTerm 3.1), an Amiga (via Term), an Atari XE/ST (via ICE-T
and Flash 1.60, respectively), a TI99/4A (via Terminal), a TRS80 (via
LTerm), a CoCo (via CoCoTerm), a KayPro II (via MDM7 and RobinCom) and
even a Timex Sinclair (via TimexTerm). (...and I've connected with all of
these systems; being the hobbyist that I am). :-)
If all else fails, we have Telix in our PDA which is a great terminal
program for DOS/Windows. You can download a copy directly from:
www.chebucto.ca/Services/PDA
Go to to DOS or Windows sections and then Communications programs. If
you unable to retrieve this program yourself, you could call the office
(at 494-2449 weekdays between 1pm and 5pm) and they might be able to make
you a disk copy.
Tony @ CCN Help
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On Thu, 11 Dec 2008, John Dennis Elliott wrote:
> When I go to hyperterminal, under _file_, all that is darkened is _new_ &
> _close_. I tried re-establishing parameters in the controls section of
> windows open menu.
> No luck. I can dial in with either putty or network dialup, with proper
> parameters, but although a connection (modem howl) is made, after _checking
> password_ it refuses to make the connection.
> So how can I get hyperterminal's file menu to all darken?
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