[CLUE-Tech] Hyperterminal, Minicom, and/or Lynx using TCP/IP?

[David Anselmi]

Kevin Cullis wrote:
> Hey all,
> 
> Dave and Frank gave me some good info regarding MS's Hyperterminal and
> Linux and I got the info from MLS regarding accessing the "command line"
> of their info using Hyperterminal. So, here the info:
> 
> TCP/IP
> Host Name: xxxx.metrolist.com Port ???
> VT100 emulation
> 
> I've glanced at Lynx to see if it can work and it may and minicom usest
> the modem only, does anyone else have other suggestions that I can use
> the TCP/IP part to connect using Linux instead of MS Hyperterminal?
> 
> Am I heading in the right direction using Lynx?

You just answered a question I asked.  From Linux you don't want minicom 
since you're connecting to an IP address.

You can probably use telnet, it is most similar to hyperterm over 
TCP/IP.  You can use lynx with telnet://xxxx.metrolist.com (and probably 
add :<port> if the server isn't at port 23).  I'm not sure what lynx 
would do that telnet wouldn't -- lynx is primarily a web browser so it 
talks http and displays html (but using telnet:// makes it like a telnet 
client).

Dave