In article <1994Apr19.074113.24557@miavx1>, [log in to unmask] (Kent Covert) writes: > In article <1994Apr17.114030.24475@miavx1>, [log in to unmask] writes: >> I Have a couple of questions about using kermit. I have been using >> it for a while to transfer files to my pc. I am able to get throughput of >> about 800-900 cps using the following settings: >> SET XFER CANCELLATION OFF >> SET FLOW-CONTROL XON/XOFF >> SET WINDOW-SIZE 31 >> SET BUFFERS 9024 9024 >> SET FILE TYPE BIN >> SEND FILENAME >> >> I am using Crosstalk for Windows on an Intel 14.4 modem. I have >> checked all my kermit settings for Crosstalk and they seem to match, but I am >> never able to finish transfers greater than 200,000 bytes or so. The screen >> stops showing the transfer and I get an error message saying that the host has >> cancelled the transfer. Is there some wayto prevent this from happening. > > There are a couple of problems here. > > 1) There was a problem with our configuration of Kermit. Kermit on the VAX > was set to default to no parity. It appears that Kermit normally > nogotiates this at the beginning of the transfer and therefore usually > isn't a problem. But, this negotiation was not taking place if all of the > following conditions are true: > 1) You are using MS-Kermit 3.11 (or a look-alike such as Crosstalk), > 2) you are not using server mode, and > 3) you try to download a VMS file of type STREAM_LF (which is the file > type of files ftp'ed in binary mode). > We fixed this problem this morning by setting the default parity to even. > > 2) When using the SET FILE TYPE BINARY command, VMS actually tries to guess > the type of the file (This seems counter-intuitive, but that's what the > manual says). For STREAM_LF type files, the system guesses that they're > actually of type TEXT and will download them as such. To tell the system > that you REALLY mean binary mode, use the command SET FILE TYPE IMAGE. Also, 3) Don't forget to issue the command SET BLOCK-CHECK 2 or SET BLOCK-CHECK 3 when using large packets (> 100 bytes). -- Kent Covert, Software Coordinator Miami Computing and Information Services Miami University, Oxford, OH [log in to unmask] (internet) kacovert@miavx1 (bitnet)