Subj : Re: Test
To   : akacastor
From : Warpslide
Date : Mon Jun 10 2024 06:47 pm

On 10 Jun 2024, akacastor said the following...

 ak> The line noise is interesting - I don't think I have ever encountered
 ak> that.  I wonder if DOSBox-X is negotiating the telnet connection
 ak> correctly.  You have to send AT+NET1 to the 'modem' to properly enable
 ak> the telnet protocol.  (though it's possible this may be different if
 ak> you're on a different version than I've been using)  The telnet
 ak> negotiation bytes might appear like line noise otherwise.  (a theory)

I'm using v2024.03.01 of dosbox-x-sdl2 on a M2 MacBook Air running Sonoma 14.5.

I wasn't using AT+NET1 before to initialize, but tried just now and still get the linenoise & it's still slower than dosbox or dosbox-staging.

Here's an example of the linenoise (with AT+NET1):
https://ibb.co/V37VmZh

It's not constant, but it's enough to be annoying.  I just had to hit enter to refresh the screen and it went away.

 ak> I haven't actually been using the phonebook, but now that you mention it
 ak> I realize I am silly not to.  I just manually type in ATDTaddress to
 ak> connect, for the boards that don't fit into the Telix dialing directory.

I seem to remember using a script or something to auto log me into the boards, there's a spot for a password in the dialing directory but I can't recall how to get that to send.  I should probably RTFM but it's 10:42pm and I'm tired.

 ak> I know what the upload problem is!  There's a bug in the DOSBox telnet
 ak> implementation, it doesn't correctly escape FF bytes when sending (FF is
 ak> also the IAC code used for telnet protocol negotiation).  I've patched
 ak> this in my copy of DOSBox-X but haven't upstreamed it anywhere yet.  The
 ak> good news is it's an easily solvable issue.

If we could get past the slower connection & linenoise I'd be willing to try.
I had to type that imgbb URL like a caveman into this Telix window in Dosbox-staging!  ;)


Jay

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