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COMPUTING SERVICES                                          

ACADEMIC COMPUTING                                      Kermit for Windows

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Windows Kermit is a communication program for Windows.  It has the VT100 

terminal emulation feature and supports the Kermit file transfer protocol.



A.      Starting Windows Kermit on the IBM-PC

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1.      Make a directory on your hard drive first. (e.g., MD WINKERM)  

	Insert the Windows Kermit software diskette into the floppy disk 

	drive and copy the software to the hard drive. (You can use the 

	File Manager in Windows to help copying the files) 

2.      In Windows, go to the File menu in the Program Manager window, 

	choose New, choose Program Group, create a new window for Windows 

	Kermit.  Then click on the File menu again and choose Program Item 

	and specify the path for Windows Kermit. 

	(e.g.,  C:\WINKERM\WIN100.EXE)

3.      Start Windows Kermit by double clicking on the Winkerm icon.



B.      Setting Windows Kermit parameters

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Go to the Setup menu:

1.      Click on Modem and do the following:

	Baud: set it according to the baud rate of your modem (e.g., 2400, 14400)

	Parity: 8 bit none

	Stop bits: 1

	Port: connect to COM1, 2, 3 or 4

2.      Click on General, use this dialog box to select VT100 emulation.



C.      Logging on

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1.      Type AT press the return key.  You will see OK on the screen.   

2.      Dial in to the remote machine: 

	Type ATDT3383278, ATDT3386666, or  ATDT3383263  for a 9600 or faster baud modem.  Dial or ATDT3382400 or ATDT3381200 for either a 1200 or 2400 baud modem.

3.      If the line you dial is busy, there will be a message "No Carrier" 

	or "Busy" shown on the screen. Repeat Step 2 until you get connected.

4.     When the "login" and "password" prompts appear, enter your login 

	name and password.

5.      If the line is connected, the "sfsu-annex" prompt will show up.  

	At that prompt, type t hostname where hostname is either orion, taurus, apollo,
  or pluto  (e.g., t orion)

6.      When the "login" and "password" prompts appear again, enter your login 

	name and password.



D.      Transferring Files 

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Once you are logged on to one of the cluster host servers, you invoke Kermit by typing  

kermit  at the system prompt:

	e.g., taurus% kermit           (Starts the KERMIT software on the                                                              

					 taurus server of the cluster system)

Then you will see the KERMIT prompt:

	C-Kermit>



1.      Transferring Files From the PC to the SFSU cluster host server:

	a.      At the C-Kermit> prompt, type:  receive.

	b.      Go to the Kermit menu in Windows Kermit, choose Files, 

		click on Send, select the files and confirm your choices.



2.      Transferring Files from the cluster host server to the PC

	1.      At the C-Kermit> prompt, type:  send  filename

	2.      Go to the Kermit menu in Windows Kermit, choose Files 

		and click on Receive.



You can change the directory for the PC and the remote machines in order 

to put the files or get the files by:

1.      Changing directories in the PC:

		Go to the Kermit menu, choose Local, click on Change 

		Directory

2.      Changing directories in the cluster host server:

		Go to the Kermit menu, choose Remote, click on Change 

		Directory



When the file transfer is completed, type  quit  at the C-Kermit> prompt; 

this will get you back to the cluster host operating system prompt, 

e.g., taurus%



F.      Logging Off from the cluster host system and Returning to Windows

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1.      Type logout at the system prompt, i.e., taurus% logout

2.      At the "sfsu-annex" prompt, type  hangup, to disconnect 

	from the FOGNET communications server.

3.      To quit from Windows Kermit:

	click on the little box in the upper left corner of Windows 

	Kermit window and click on Close.