File capture problems with 5ESS

[jlapine]

I'm connecting via telnet through an Annex Terminal Server to a Lucent 5ESS with vt100 emulation. Below is an example of a file capture on a simple ls command (btw, 5ESS is based on Unix System V if that helps). My problem is that the capture only captures what is in the window when the capture is terminated. The first line below is static, everything below it scrolls up and out of sight. The scrollback buffer doesn't capture it either. Thanks for the help!

sitename 5e16(2) 02.00 ttys TTY 18
drwxr-xr-x 2 root 48 Feb 6 1970 GRC
-rw-rw-rw- 1 root 32285 Mar 30 2005 IDP_RPT
-rw-rw-rw- 1 root 24052 Sep 18 12:32 LN_query
-rw-rw---- 1 root 35 Sep 18 17:24 OFR.E672
-rw-rw-rw- 1 root 16375068 Sep 18 23:24 OFR.O672
Crw-rw-rw- 1 root 14951 Sep 18 17:29 OFRLOG0
Crw-rw-rw- 1 root 14114 Sep 18 23:24 OFRLOG1
-rw-rw-rw- 1 root 7164348 Sep 18 21:56 OFvwtuple
-rw-rw-rw- 1 root 8100 Sep 18 17:23 ORbackup
drwxr-xr-x 5 root 128 Aug 27 23:00 SODD
-rw-rw-rw- 1 root 0 Feb 6 1970 bchtrc106
-rw-rw-rw- 1 root 0 Jul 16 2004 bchtrc65633
-rw-rw-rw- 1 root 0 Apr 17 2004 bchtrc97
-rw-r--r-- 1 root 0 Sep 18 04:30 ecdaud.err
-rw-r--r-- 1 root 0 Sep 18 04:30 ecdaud.warn
-rwxrw-rw- 1 root 343 Sep 18 10:33 example
-rwxrw-rw- 1 root 335 Sep 18 12:13 hri
-rw-rw-rw- 1 root 663 May 2 2004 rmlog.README
-rwxrw-rw- 1 root 333 Sep 18 11:01 rti
-rw-rw-rw- 1 root 4117 Feb 6 1970 tmp
-rw-rw-rw- 1 root 0 Sep 14 12:14 tn_oe
-rwxrw-rw- 1 root 343 Sep 14 10:06 tnoe
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[knob]

Are you sure the text is scrolling up and not being repainted? The way the capture file in Procomm works requires at least one line of text to scroll off the top of the display while the capture file is open, and then everything that did not scroll will be saved to the capture file when it is closed.

http://www.aspectscripting.com

 

[kansaswoodrat]

if you will look at my posting on terminal emulation the
same resolution will fix your problem. The 5ESS switch
changes the number of lines that are allowed to scroll.
by using my fix prior to starting capture you should be
able to get all data. knob comment is correct with respect
to how data is migrated to scroll back buffer.

 

[jlapine]

Good info. Kansas, I'll check out your post.

 

[jlapine]

That worked perfectly. Thanks!