Terminal Emulators

A terminal emulator is a software representation of a physical terminal, such as a Wyse or Televideo terminal, that allows the SPARCstation Voyager to connect to a remote machine in the same way as a real terminal connects. As with a real terminal, you will only be able to log in to a remote computer and interact with it through a (typically) 25 line by 80 character interface, and you won't be able to display graphics or use any of the OpenWindows graphical user interface tools. Solaris 7 includes two terminal emulators, tip and cu. See the respective man pages for further information on how to use these emulators. There are also public domain and third party terminal emulators that will work on Solaris. Some of these have more features than tip and cu and may be easier for novice Solaris users to operate.

Tip and the Sun PCMCIA Fax/Data Modem

The tip protocol has been configured to work with the optional Sun PCMCIA modem. To use tip with your Sun PCMCIA modem, you can connect to the modem by typing the device name.

For a modem in Slot 1:

% tip pm1

For a modem in Slot 2:

% tip pm2

After you type one of these commands, you are connected to your modem.

After you connect, you can type atcommands. Refer to thePCMCIA 2.0 Fax/Data Modem User's Manual for detailed at commands.