Telnet Using UNIX Vi Editor May Scroll Improperly (114091)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.1
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.1
- Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server 3.1
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.5
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.5
- Microsoft TCP/IP-32 for Windows for Workgroups 3.11
- Microsoft Windows for Workgroups 3.11
This article was previously published under Q114091 SYMPTOMS
If you open a Telnet session to a UNIX system, set the Terminal type to a
Windows NT type such as VT-100, and use the UNIX Vi editor to open a file
such as /ETC/TERMCAP, moving the cursor from the bottom of the file with
the Vi ^U character (scrolling the file back in half pages) fails after a
few times and displays only a part of the file.
Other Vi cursor movement commands may also cause this behavior.
This problem occurs when you are using the Telnet application in in the
Accessories group of Windows NT version 3.5 or the Telnet application
included in Microsoft TCP/IP-32.
This problem does not occur when you use Windows NT version 3.1 Terminal.
CAUSE
The correct screen scroll data is passed to the Windows NT Telnet session,
but it is not refreshed on the screen properly.
WORKAROUND
Scrolling the screen back and forth sometimes presents the section you want
to view correctly.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT and Windows NT
Advanced Server version 3.1 and Windows NT Workstation and Windows NT
Server version 3.5. We are researching this problem and will post new
information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 12/15/2003 |
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| Keywords: | KB114091 |
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