Linux Telnet Incorrect/Missing ANSI
Posted: Thu Apr 22, 2021 2:57 pm
Are you connecting to MBBSEmu using the Linux
The issue is most likely you're running MBBSEmu on a port other than 23 (ports below 1024 require MBBSEmu to run as sudo), the Linux Telnet client will treat your connection as a raw serial connection and will not negotiate Telnet IAC or handle Extended ASCII Characters.
To fix this, you can connect using the following command line:
An example command line to connect to MBBSEmu on Port 5000:
This isn't an MBBSEmu specific issue, but how the Linux telnet client makes assumptions on protocol based on the Telnet port.
telnet client and you're not getting ANSI or the screen looks weird?The issue is most likely you're running MBBSEmu on a port other than 23 (ports below 1024 require MBBSEmu to run as sudo), the Linux Telnet client will treat your connection as a raw serial connection and will not negotiate Telnet IAC or handle Extended ASCII Characters.
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telnet -- localhost -port (replacing port with the port MBBSEmu is running on)An example command line to connect to MBBSEmu on Port 5000:
telnet -- localhost -5000This isn't an MBBSEmu specific issue, but how the Linux telnet client makes assumptions on protocol based on the Telnet port.