From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from lists.gentoo.org ([140.105.134.102] helo=robin.gentoo.org) by nuthatch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1E2p7c-0006BJ-LI for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Wed, 10 Aug 2005 11:51:49 +0000 Received: from robin.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.13.4/8.13.4) with SMTP id j7ABoIoV006789; Wed, 10 Aug 2005 11:50:18 GMT Received: from mail.t-systems.cz (mail.t-systems.cz [212.67.76.249]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id j7ABkLdL003465 for ; Wed, 10 Aug 2005 11:46:21 GMT Received: from mefisto.t-systems.cz (faust.t-systems.cz [10.246.110.12]) by mail.t-systems.cz (Postfix) with ESMTP id 359B389E76 for ; Wed, 10 Aug 2005 13:46:58 +0200 (CEST) Received: from andre.t-systems.cz ([10.246.112.240]) by mefisto.t-systems.cz with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.211); Wed, 10 Aug 2005 13:46:58 +0200 Received: andre.t-systems.cz 10.246.112.240 from 10.246.112.176 10.246.112.176 via HTTP with MS-WebStorage 6.5.6944 Received: from frankies by andre.t-systems.cz; 10 Aug 2005 13:46:58 +0200 Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Linux comm program From: Frank Schafer To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org In-Reply-To: <200508100709.28719.ddjones@riddlemaster.org> References: <200508091851.56012.ddjones@riddlemaster.org> <20050809211442.191b3a60@chi.speakeasy.net> <1123655451.5792.2.camel@localhost.localdomain> <200508100709.28719.ddjones@riddlemaster.org> Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Date: Wed, 10 Aug 2005 13:46:58 +0200 Message-Id: <1123674418.5792.35.camel@localhost.localdomain> Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.2.1.1 X-OriginalArrivalTime: 10 Aug 2005 11:46:58.0027 (UTC) FILETIME=[368A83B0:01C59DA1] X-T-Systems_Czech-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-T-Systems_Czech-MailScanner-SpamCheck: not spam (whitelisted), SpamAssassin (score=-5.696, required 5, autolearn=not spam, ALL_TRUSTED -3.30, AWL 0.20, BAYES_00 -2.60) X-MailScanner-From: frank.schafer@t-systems.cz X-Archives-Salt: 8db49be8-b02c-4218-b1b3-998993ba70a4 X-Archives-Hash: 5c02809c866017a7eefe336f2c620053 On Wed, 2005-08-10 at 07:09 -0400, Daniel D Jones wrote: > On Wednesday 10 August 2005 02:30 am, Frank Schafer wrote: > > On Tue, 2005-08-09 at 21:14 -0700, Bob Sanders wrote: > > > On Tue, 9 Aug 2005 18:51:55 -0400 > > > > > > Daniel D Jones wrote: > > > > Is anyone aware of a decent comm program for Linux? Something along > > > > the lines of SecureCRT for Windows? (SecureCRT is a commercial > > > > program. There's supposed to be a Linux port in progress but I'd much > > > > prefer to use Open Source.) I can't seem to find anything but stuff > > > > that was written in the '90s like minicom or programs that have > > > > limited capabilities. For example, Komport (KDE's serial comm program) > > > > is limited to a 25 x 80 screen, despite the fact that it's a GUI > > > > program. I'm looking for a GUI program with a scrollback buffer, > > > > scripting, multi protocol support (ssh in all its various flavors, > > > > serial port, telnet, rlogin), session logging, etc. This is the kind > > > > of technical itch that I would think lots of programmers would scratch, > > > > but I haven't been able to find anything close. > > > > > > No gui program I know of. But Ruby will allow you to do all that. As it > > > supports the tk widget library, among other interfaces, the gui is fairly > > > straight forward. > > > > > > Bob > > > - > > > > Hi, > > > > If I neeeeeeeeeeeed a GUI program I'm using Putty. Otherwise ssh > > user@host from a shell prompt. > > > > I'm pretty sure that the GNOMErs and KDErs have something too. > > When I say I need a GUI, I mean I need something with a scroll-back buffer. > I'm a Cisco tech and being able to look at back at output that's scrolled off > the screen is vital. A program like, say, Konsole, would be fine. Hmmm, ... wondering ... If I call {ssh | telnet} frome an {xterm | eterm | aterm | ...} I have a scroll back buffer. Mostly I configure these tools to not have a scrollbar, so I use to use or . Mostly I use this feature to look back to former output only, so I have it limited to 2000 lines. Hope this helps Frank -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list