TELNET to The OS/2 Shareware BBS

TELNET CLIENTS

You can use either a comm program that natively supports telnet sessions (see references below) or you can use Ray Gwinn's SIO/Vmodem package to telnet-enable any comm program.

PROGRAMS AS TELNET CLIENTS

• TE/2 Pro; Download TE/2 Pro Test Drive now)
  
• TE/2 Classic; Download TE/2 Classic now)
  
• ZOC (ZOC214.ZIP as of November 1996; Download ZOC now)
  ZOC provides a full-featured comm program with the additional ability of natively connecting via a telnet session.
• CKermit (CKO191.ZIP as of November 1996; Download CKermit now)
  Ckermit allows file transfers through telnet connections and includes the Kermit file transfer protocol as well as the ability to add external file transfer protocols.
• HyperAccess/5 version 6
  
• Live Wire; Download Live Wire now)
  
• PM Comm; Download PM Comm now)
  

NOTE: You'll need an "UNZIP" utility to decompress any of the *.ZIP files listed above. If you don't currently already have a functional UNZIP program you can download InfoZip's UNZIP version 5.20 now.

Native OS/2 Telnet sessions allow you to connect with Internet sites, but do not allow you to transfer files.

Telnet to the BBS now.

Two forms of Telnet that come with IBM's TCP/IP are popular for OS/2:
TelnetPM, and
Telnet for the command-line (telnet and telneto).

TELNETPM

Enter telnetpm from the command line, or double-click on the TelnetPM icon (there's a TelnetPM template in the Templates folder). Enter the address: bbs.os2bbs.com or 204.194.180.10 for The OS/2 Shareware BBS.

The other way, to set up a TelnetPM instance:

Open your templates folder to access the TelnetPM template. Drag and drop the TelnetPM template to your preferred location; the settings notebook will open automatically. Enter the desired address to connect to: bbs.os2bbs.com or 204.194.180.10 for The OS/2 Shareware BBS. Change the name on the "General" page, to reflect what Internet site you will access. Close the notebook by double-clicking on the upper-left corner.

Double-click on the object to start the desired Telnet session. The system you connect with will prompt you for your user name and password.

IMPORTANT: Open "Options" from the Menu Bar, and select "Carriage Return". Set this to "Carriage Return only". Then re-open "Options" and select "Save Options" to save your selection.

When finished with your Telnet session, exit the system you've connected with as you usually do (Goodbye for The OS/2 Shareware BBS). Close the window when the connection has terminated.

See the TCP/IP User's Guide and TCP/IP Command Reference for more information.

TELNET (COMMAND LINE)

Telneto supports true line-mode, telnet does not support line mode simulation.

COMMANDS:

^] Escape to the command line during a telnet session.

close End the session.

quit Quit from telnet, return to the OS/2 command line.

? Access command line help.

See the TCP/IP User's Guide and TCP/IP Command Reference for more information.

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