Jon asks:

> Has anybody tried to use the telnet client on the HP e3000 to connect to a
>  Cisco router?  I'm working on an A500 (MPE/iX 7.0) and when I telnet to the
>  Cisco router I get a series of error/warning messages and then a failure
>  (see below - IP address has been removed).  While watching it on a
"sniffer"
>  it would appear to close the connection when the router tries to send some
>  configuration information back.  It works perfectly well from a PC.  I'm
>  wondering if there is a setting or toggle I need to set prior to "opening"
>  the session.
>
>  [1]/TECHGRP/BACKUJ>telnet x.x.x.x
>  Telnet Client [A7000000]     (C) Hewlett-Packard Co. 1994
>  Trying...
>  Connected to x.x.x.x.
>  Escape character is '^]'.
>  Failed to turn on single echo: 68.
>  Failed to turn on single echo: 68.
>  IPCSend failed: result = 67.
>  Send to 10.5.1.3 failed.
>  Failed to enable Transparent: result = 72.
>  Failed to turn on typeahead: -255.
>  Failed to turn on single echo: -255.
>  Failed to turn on echo: -255.
>  Failed to disable Transparent: result = 72.
>  Failed to turn on echo: -255.
>  Failed to enable Transparent: result = 72.
>  Failed to turn on typeahead: -255.
>  Failed to turn on single echo: -255.
>  Failed to turn on echo: -255.
>  Failed to disable Transparent: result = 72.
>  Failed to turn on echo: -255.
>  Connection closed by foreign host.
>


This is what I get when I do the same thing, telnetting to our Cisco gateway
router:

Telnet Client [A5500000]     (C) Hewlett-Packard Co. 1994
Trying...
Connected to 192.168.1.10.
Escape character is '^]'.


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