using PuTTY with Meridian 1

[umanitoba]

has anyone ever used PuTTY to connect to a Meridian switch?
if so...any help is appreciated. (i tried using the PuTTY telnet on port 23 but this was unsuccessful.)

 

[Firebird Scrambler]

Have you set-up any "PTY"'s in LD 17. You can have up to 4 using port's 0 to 3.

Here is part of a document that I have done. I use a program called SM Telnet.

How to use Telnet to access a Meridian 1 system

First you need a client that supports RLOGIN.
You cannot TELNET to connect to the ethernet port.
Some clients that I know will work are Reflections, Exceed, ProComm Plus,
as well as some free RLOGIN clients you can download from the internet.

One program that works is called SM Telnet
(Web site =

http://members.aol.com/satmehr)

& the program fits onto a floppy disk. It’s an unregistered copy which allows you up to 15 minutes online, each time until you have it registered on the owners website.


You need to connect via RLOGIN directly to the Meridian PBX ip address
For this you need to build a pseudo TTY (PTY in ADAN on a empty DNUM)
e.g.

ADAN TTY 14
TTY_TYPE PTY
PORT 1 (0 to 3 for Opt11)
DES remote
FLOW NO
USER MTC SCH BUG
TTYLOG 0
BANR NO

The RLOGIN command in UNIX to get in is as follows:

rlogin -l CPSID0000 ip.addr.of.pbx

You can change the CPSIDxxxx as follows:

CPSID1000 is with MTC on the port
CPSID0100 is with SCH on the port
CPSID0010 is with BUG on the port
CPSID0001 is with TRF on the port

See the sigifigance of the '1'??

You can combine these,
CPSID1110 is with MTC,SCH & BUG, but no traffic
CPSID0011 is BUG and TRF but no MTC or SCH.



All the best

Firebird Scrambler
Meridian Programmer in the UK

 

[uvtech]

Is there any risks (potential problems) that could be caused by accessing the system in this fashion? Also in order to do this would I have to open up routing to the ELAN? If so does anyone have any recommendation as what the best way to do this would be?

 

[derbydave]

We have a PC running OTM server that is connected to the opt.11 serial connection TTY1 for mail programming through OTM.
I have found that HyperTerminal will connect fine, no need to program the switch IP into it or anything.
You do need to setup the TTY in LD17 however.

Dave.

 

[eroberts9]

One danger using rlogin!

If you access MM thur the ax using rlogin you may not be able to exit MM. if you leave it open after a day or two the PBX will totaly freeze up. Init the only way to recover. Had it happen twice before I realized why the switch was locking up.
I wouldnt advise using the AX thru rlogin access.
Other that that it works great, no more dial up!