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National Center for Supercomputing Applications
June 1991
About NCSA Telnet
NCSA Telnet Version 2.3 for the PC provides interactive access
from an IBM PC or compatible to telnet hosts on TCP/IP networks.
NCSA Telnet is an implementation of DARPA standard telnet
with added features that take advantage of the local processing
power of the PC.
Special Features
Special features of NCSA Telnet for the PC include:
% VT100 emulation
% Local printer support for VT100 emulation
% Simultaneous logon to a number of computers
% Ability to capture text to the PC disk or printer
% File transfer server (standard FTP)
% Remote copy server (rcp) for use with UNIX hosts
% Ability to take full advantage of PC colors
% Topview/Windows compatibility
% Tektronix 4014 emulation
% Added applications such as: lpr, lpq, lprm, rexec, rsh, finger,
setclock (all similar to UNIX utilities)
% Domain name lookup
% Optional use of RARP and Bootp for determining PC's IP
address
% Support for Linemode protocol
% Scrollback with mouse support
% Cut and paste capabilities for text between sessions
% Keyboard mapping
% Text output mapping
% Better message routing of telnet options to console screen
% Ability to dump screens to a capture file
System Requirements
To use NCSA Telnet you must have the following hardware:
% IBM PC, PC/XT, PC/AT, IBM PS/2 model 30, or "true"
compatible computer with one of the following Ethernet adapter
boards:
Appletalk Card
DecNet Card
3COM 3C501 Etherlink
3COM 3C503
3COM 3C505
AT&T Starlan 10
Western Digital WD8003EB
MICOM NI5210
Ungermann-Bass PC-NIC (same as IBM Baseband Adapter)
Western Digital WD8003E EtherCard PLUS
% or IBM PS/2 models 50,60 or 80, or "true" compatible computer
with one of the following Ethernet adapter boards:
Ungermann-Bass NICps/2
3COM 3C523 Etherlink/MC
Western Digital WD8003A
% The following adapters have been tested successfully with
packet drivers:
3Com's 3C501, 3C503, 3C505, 3C507, and 3C523
Any SMC-mode ARCnet card
Any AT&T Ethernet or StarLAN card
D-Link Systems' DE-600 Pocket LAN Adapter
Simulated driver over NetWare's IPX
BICC Data Networks' ISOLAN
Apple Computer's LocalTalk PC Card
Sun/TOPS (Sitka) FlashCard
Simulated driver over NetBIOS
NCR's ET-105B
Novell's NE1000, NE2000, and clones
Racal-InterLan's NI5010, NI5210, NI6510, and NI9210
Ungermann-Bass's NIC and NICps/2
All Western Digital's models
% 384K minimum memory
% Ethernet or Thin Ethernet to connect the PC and other computers
To use NCSA Telnet you must have the following software:
% PC-DOS or MS-DOS Version 2.0 or later
% a standard text editor (helpful when editing the configuration
file)