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Grex System Problems
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Mar 22 05:26 UTC 2002 |
This item is for system problems. If something on Grex isn't working
right (line noise on a modem, weird behavior from a program, etc.),
this is the place to announce it. Except for security holes. If you
find a hole in system security, mail information about it to "staff".
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mrmat
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response 1 of 215:
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Mar 22 11:34 UTC 2002 |
I keep getting a command to press return (enter) again after I've already done
it. Also the last response of any item I look at is usually cut off. this has
been happening since Thursday. Thanks.
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aruba
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response 2 of 215:
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Mar 22 15:57 UTC 2002 |
The terminal server took about a minute to connect me to Grex just now.
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eeyore
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response 3 of 215:
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Mar 22 16:35 UTC 2002 |
Grex running sssslllloooooooooowwww.......
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rlejeune
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response 4 of 215:
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Mar 22 19:55 UTC 2002 |
It has been pretty slow today.
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remmers
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response 5 of 215:
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Mar 22 22:38 UTC 2002 |
Seems to be better now.
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davel
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response 6 of 215:
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Mar 24 12:28 UTC 2002 |
(1) Will one of the appropriate people please link this to the helpers conf?
(2) This may relate to the problems Sindi frequently reports using kermit to
transfer files. Last night I was trying to download a fairly large text
file. First I used kermit. It kept disconnecting the modem early on.
So I gave up & tried just looking at it. cat to the screen caused it
to hang up, after just a couple of screens full, very consistently (though
probably not at exactly the same place - not sure). Even doing ls -l
on a directory large enough to generate a couple of screens full
disconnected the modem. If I had to guess, my guess would be that the
modem I was on is not doing flow control with the terminal server &
hangs up when it gets buffer overruns - but what do I know?
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applet
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response 7 of 215:
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Mar 24 12:39 UTC 2002 |
Hi every one!...i wat to make frinnd.
forget
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tpryan
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response 8 of 215:
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Mar 24 13:20 UTC 2002 |
Hey, I get that ls -l problem above also.
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keesan
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response 9 of 215:
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Mar 24 15:41 UTC 2002 |
Try dialing in to 761-5041 - it seems to have solved all my disconnect and
download problems. I was hoping someone had found the time by now to remove
whatever modem is on 761-3000 or at least switch it with something at the end
of the queue. I also used to get disconnected on occasions other than using
Kermit (I think when hitting keys too fast in Pine) and don't now.
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russ
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response 10 of 215:
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Mar 24 20:12 UTC 2002 |
Re #6: Yes, that's exactly the behavior I see on one of the
modems. (And despite YEARS of complaints, the staff has still
made no attempt to fix it, or even determine which modem.)
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scott
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response 11 of 215:
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Mar 24 20:51 UTC 2002 |
Russ, staff (me, actually) has done a number things over the years to try to
improve modem performance and reliability.
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russ
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response 12 of 215:
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Mar 25 00:24 UTC 2002 |
nslookup is STILL not working. It displays no messages and
simply sits until you break out of it.
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keesan
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response 13 of 215:
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Mar 25 01:07 UTC 2002 |
Has anyone else been unable to print emails in Pine by typing Y? It used to
work. Printscreen works. I am using Kermit, same as always. I checked this
when my friend with the angels reported that her printer stopped working but
print screen still worked for her.
Russ, I don't think complaints are appropriate in a volunteer
organization. Suggestions are acceptable, thanks are appropriate. I thank
Scott in advance in case he finds the time to switch modems and in the
meantime have solved the problem by not dialing 761-3000. Why don't you try
the same solution?
I also thank Scott, again, for the time he came over to figure out why
I was having modem problems and explained something about flow control on my
end, and got things working correctly. Way beyond the call of volunteer duty.
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gelinas
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response 14 of 215:
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Mar 25 01:53 UTC 2002 |
In Pine, Y defaults to "Attached-to-ansi"; if your terminal software does
not support an attached ANSI printer, you can't print. So look at the
settings of your teminal program.
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russ
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response 15 of 215:
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Mar 25 03:12 UTC 2002 |
Re #13: Until Scott piped up above (which was after I wrote #12,
albeit before I was able to post it) I had seen little or no
feedback. Suggestions for debugging the modems appear to go into
a black hole even when the effort appears minimal, and has for
years.
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gelinas
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response 16 of 215:
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Mar 25 03:45 UTC 2002 |
} Respond, pass, forget, quit, or ? for more options? !nslookup \
coll.staff.itd.umich.edu
} Server: localhost
} Address: 127.0.0.1
}
} Non-authoritative answer:
} Name: coll.staff.itd.umich.edu
} Address: 141.213.231.101
What's the problem?
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keesan
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response 17 of 215:
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Mar 25 14:04 UTC 2002 |
I have not changed my terminal settings (Kermit, mskermit.ini and
mscustom.ini) and I just checked and it is still set for use with an attached
printer ('uncomment this line if you do not have an attached printer' is not
uncommented). The exact same software was working and now is not. I have
a printer switch (I think it was working with that AB switch before) but my
friend does not even have that and her printer is a different model.
Are other people able to print with Y in Pine?
Russ, do you know how to 'debug' a modem?
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gull
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response 18 of 215:
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Mar 25 15:29 UTC 2002 |
I just tried printing with 'Y' in Pine and it worked. I'm using TeraTerm
Pro version 2.3.
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keesan
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response 19 of 215:
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Mar 25 16:53 UTC 2002 |
Thanks, I will give it another try with Kermit. Did anyone change any
settings in Pine in the past couple of months?
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keesan
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response 20 of 215:
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Mar 25 17:00 UTC 2002 |
You fixed it! Today Pine prints with Y, not just PrtScn. Maybe something
screwy was happening with the Printer AB switch box. Jim had a file transfer
cable connect via it. Thanks for checking.
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jaklumen
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response 21 of 215:
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Mar 26 01:53 UTC 2002 |
*sigh* I am having problems sending mail via Pine with
HyperTerminal. Is it because my Grex settings and HyperTerminal
settings are not to the same terminal type?
i.e., how do I check preferences in Grex?
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keesan
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response 22 of 215:
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Mar 26 02:40 UTC 2002 |
Re printing, my friend with the angels says Pine is printing on her printer
but choosing which lines to print, not all of them. I suggesting trying a
different printer.
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russ
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response 23 of 215:
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Mar 26 03:16 UTC 2002 |
Re #16: Try typing in "nslookup <IP address>". It gives me nothing.
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gelinas
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response 24 of 215:
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Mar 26 03:40 UTC 2002 |
} Respond, pass, forget, quit, or ? for more options? !nslookup 141.213.231.101
} Server: localhost
} Address: 127.0.0.1
}
} Name: coll.staff.itd.umich.edu
} Address: 141.213.231.101
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