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Setting up terminal emulator on DECserver?

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The Question is:

 
I've hooked a terminal which emulates a VT200
to a DecServer 700-08.  When I press return on
the keyboard the display prints garbage
characters.  Current settings of the terminal
are 19200 baud, no parity, 8 data bits, 1 stop
bit.  I tried changing them but can't seem to
hit the right combination.  What are the correct
settings?  Thanks.

The Answer is :

 
  The settings depend on the particular communications involved,
  there are no generally-applicable correct settings.  You will
  need to check the baud rate on the terminal and on the terminal
  server as a start, as well as the seven vs eight bit characters,
  as well as the number of stop bits, as well as parity.
 
  This could also obviously be a bug in the terminal emulator.
 

  
     
     answer written or last revised on ( 22-JAN-1999 )
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