From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Hamish Moffatt Subject: Re: tcp.ip over ax25, when sent? Date: Mon, 30 Dec 2002 14:24:44 +1100 Sender: linux-hams-owner@vger.kernel.org Message-ID: <20021230032444.GA24695@silly.cloud.net.au> References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Return-path: Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: List-Id: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit To: linux-hams@vger.kernel.org On Sun, Dec 29, 2002 at 10:18:51PM -0500, mvw@mvw.net wrote: > When I use tcp/ip over ax25, I notice that packets are sent very > frequently when I am on the keyboard. For some applications (e.g. using a > BBS, which is almost character-oriented) that is suitable, but for some, > like telnet, it is inappropriate: my telnet sessions are 'de facto' > almost line-oriented, so it would be best if packets were sent after a CR > *or* after a delay of, say, 500 ms. That would prevent a LOT of unwanted > radio traffic. Right now, a 10-letter word can generate 5-10 packets, when > one would be enough. > > I am sure I am overlooking this, but can I set this? How? > > I have of course read the HOWTO etc but no doubt skipped over this. Many > thanks for pointing me in the right direction. In Telnet you can get to the command prompt (usually control-]) then use 'mode line' to switch to line mode. You may have to change some other options after that, such as local echo. There doesn't seem to be a way to force line mode before starting telnet. Hamish -- Hamish Moffatt VK3SB