I have 15 identical Wyse VX0 V90L XPEdevices that I purchased used on Ebay. I have been trying to get all the parts lined up so the terminals can connect to an FTP server and download their configuration but I keep going in circles. I'm thinking to connect with an expert on JustAnswer.com or a similar site but thought I would mention my situation here in case someone can help or point me to the help I need.
I don't know if the devices have been locked so that it is not possible to get to the configuration or if I simply have not tried the magic combination. The devices are supposed to connect to a DHCP server and get the usual IP address etc. They are also supposed to receive the address of the FTP server on option 161.
I have setup a test network with a DHCP server giving out the info complete with option 161. This was verified with a program called DHCPtest which outputs a discovery command and reports what it gets back from the server.
The FTP server is running on my laptop and its function has been verified by FTPing in and executing the documented commands that the system needs. This verifies that the FTPserver is accessable and has the proper information in the appropriate place.
When a Wyse devices attempt to boot I monitored the info it got back from the DHCP server and discovered that it does not get the option 161 even though the discovery command from the test program does. I setup Wireshark and discovered that the Wyse version of the discovery command specifies the parameters to be returned and the 161 option is not included.
My conclusion is that there must be a configuration in the device that controls whether or not an FTP connection is attempted. I simply haven't figured out how to get to it. Probably something really simple.
Any help will be appreciated.
Thanks in advance,
Joe
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You need to talk to friends or colleagues working in banks or corporations that still use these terminals...
I used to have FTP issues for not selecting binary download mode. The default is ASCII/text mode.
Where are the manuals when you really need them? :)
On Thu, Jun 2, 2016 at 3:06 AM, Joe Yoder joe@wheypower.com wrote:
I have 15 identical Wyse VX0 V90L XPEdevices that I purchased used on Ebay. I have been trying to get all the parts lined up so the terminals can connect to an FTP server and download their configuration but I keep going in circles. I'm thinking to connect with an expert on JustAnswer.com or a similar site but thought I would mention my situation here in case someone can help or point me to the help I need.
I have setup a test network with a DHCP server giving out the info complete with option 161. This was verified with a program called DHCPtest which outputs a discovery command and reports what it gets back from the server.
The FTP server is running on my laptop and its function has been verified by FTPing in and executing the documented commands that the system needs. This verifies that the FTPserver is accessable and has the proper information in the appropriate place.
Dell bought Wyse.... https://www.google.com.hk/search?q=wyse+terminal+manual&ie=utf-8&oe=...
On Thu, Jun 2, 2016 at 3:06 AM, Joe Yoder joe@wheypower.com wrote:
I have 15 identical Wyse VX0 V90L XPEdevices that I purchased used on Ebay. I have been trying to get all the parts lined up so the terminals can connect to an FTP server and download their configuration but I keep going in circles. I'm thinking to connect with an expert on JustAnswer.com or a similar site but thought I would mention my situation here in case someone can help or point me to the help I need.
On 1 June 2016 at 20:06, Joe Yoder joe@wheypower.com wrote:
I have 15 identical Wyse VX0 V90L XPEdevices that I purchased used on Ebay. I have been trying to get all the parts lined up so the terminals can connect to an FTP server and download their configuration but I keep going in circles.
No idea what a Wyse terminal is but FTP seems an odd protocol to load config. If so it's probably time to break out WireShark and see if you can sniff what's going on.
Yeah ... up to about 1993, set up on star topology serial networks from a 'server' running Concurrent DOS, all hanging off a peripheral card with 26 serial ports. Nightmare.
On 2 June 2016 at 20:19, Paul Hill paulroberthill@gmail.com wrote:
On 1 June 2016 at 20:06, Joe Yoder joe@wheypower.com wrote:
I have 15 identical Wyse VX0 V90L XPEdevices that I purchased used on Ebay. I have been trying to get all the parts lined up so the terminals can connect to an FTP server and download their configuration but I keep going in circles.
No idea what a Wyse terminal is but FTP seems an odd protocol to load config. If so it's probably time to break out WireShark and see if you can sniff what's going on.
TFTP!
I was trying to think of the name of the protocol embedded systems sometimes use. Been bugging me since yesterday.
Are you sure it's not TFTP? This is quite different from FTP: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trivial_File_Transfer_Protocol