Dave Darnell <[log in to unmask]> ponders:

> What brand of barcode terminal are you using?

These are Telxon PTC 960's.

> LXE's are definitely a TELNET device.  Also, pinging the terminal
(actually
> the terminal's RF base unit) is a much lower-level protocol than a
terminal
> connection (session).

I believe that.

> Yes, telnet server should be running, if that's the protocol the terminal
> expects to use.

That's one of the problems.  Yesterday the tech couldn't tell me if the
hand-held needed telnet or not.  I'm almost 100% convinced that they use
telnet (actually, what else could they be using?).

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