Re: Default TERM value.
On Mon, Mar 29, 1999 at 07:25:32PM +0200, Niccolo Rigacci wrote:
> When I login from a Windows 98 to a Linux box (Debian 2.0), the TERM
> variable is set to "ansi", which is not the best for Windows telnet (which
> works best with vt100).
>
> Where can I set the default TERM value depending on tty device?
>
> I put a line in /etc/login.defs like this "TTYTYPE /etc/ttytype" and
> then I created /etc/ttytype with lines like "vt100 ttyp0". But this does
> not work, TERM is still stick to "ansi".
>
> Am I doing something wrong or man login.defs is faulty?
Your TERM value is set by the telnet client, not by the system that
you're connecting to. In the case of Windows' bundled client, you can
set it at the "Remote System" dialog-box, off of the "File" menu.
Microsoft-bashing aside, their bundled telnet client is really, REALLY
lousy! There are several free replacements available on the net, I'd
strongly suggest you take a look at a few (I like Tera Term Pro
personally, but your mileage may vary).
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