[Dx4win] FW: Questions about Vista and DX4WIN

[Mel]

DX4Win doesn't require the Window's telnet client to be installed... and 
unless you actually need it you probably shouldn't install it.
SSH is a safer client for accessing Unix boxes and such... putty is a 
good one... telnet is pretty well deprecated. But this isn't relevant to 
DX4Win.

The Telnet client built into DX4Win works exactly the same under Vista 
as under older operating systems. It's not Vista Karl, it's probably 
your setup.
Check under preferences Packet1 and make sure that
Type=Regular and COM Port=TCP/IP

Gary E. Jones wrote:
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gary E. Jones [mailto:garyejones at cmaaccess.com] 
> Sent: Wednesday, September 23, 2009 9:19 PM
> To: 'Karl Oyster'
> Subject: RE: [Dx4win] Questions about Vista and DX4WIN
> 
> Karl;
> 
> For some reason, Microsoft figured that people did not need telnet
> capabilities in Vista... Actually, my guess is that they felt that few
> people use the facility and it had some security problems, so they made it
> inactive. 
> 
> I have three vista machines and all came with telnet turned off. 
> 
> A search of the internet with Google got me a quick answer. 
> 
> I will give you a couple of links, but the steps are
> 
> 	Click Open programs, control panel, programs, Features. 
> 	Turn Windows features on or off
> 	Click on telnet option
> Let it run and you are done. 
> 
> Now, there is no "RUN" line at the bottom so you have to go to the command
> prompt c:\ and type telnet dxc.mdxa.org for example and you can connect
> telnet. 
> 
> Hope that helps
> 
> http://windowsitpro.com/article/articleid/93952/where-is-the-telnet-client-i
> n-windows-vista.html
> http://forums.cnet.com/5208-12546_102-0.html?threadID=193283
> http://briandesmond.com/blog/enabling-the-telnet-client-on-windows-vista/
> 
> 
> 
> 73      Gary     W5FI 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dx4win-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:dx4win-bounces at mailman.qth.net]
> On Behalf Of Karl Oyster
> Sent: Wednesday, September 23, 2009 8:16 PM
> To: DX4WIN at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: [Dx4win] Questions about Vista and DX4WIN
> 
> Had a failure of the motherboard in my Dell computer so had to replace it
> (with an HP this time).  Unfortunately, I think, it came with Vista as the
> operating system.  I have access to a free upgrade to Windows 7 (as soon as
> I figure out what I have to do to get it) but in the mean time, I can't
> figure out how to get the telnet running with this system.  The setup is
> straight-forward; as of now, it's only the computer and the internet, both
> of which seem to work without difficulty.  The settings in DX4WIN are the
> same as they were when I was using the old computer with XP, but I cannot
> get the packet window to open and, unsurprisingly, I cannot get the telnet
> to operate.  I've changed all the settings I can think of, but nothing
> works.  I can get the words "switch to packet" in the "windows" column of
> DX4WIN to show up black, but when I click it, nothing happens.  I also tried
> loading DX4WIN "as the administrator" but nothing changed.
> 
> Anybody have any ideas about this?
> 
> Thanks in advance.... and 73,
> 
> Karl, K1KO
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