[Gllug] OT: Comms s/ware

[Dylan Brewis]

Hi guys,

My boyfriend occasionally needs to dial in to telecoms switches from home for 
out of hours maintenance etc. He wants me to install amd maintain a machine 
with W98 and 'Procom Plus' for the purpose (which in the last three years has 
happened four times!)

To be honest, I can't be bothered with the hastle and don't see why a box 
should be given up (even to dual boot) for such an infrequent use. So, my 
question(s):

Assuming any of you know the functionality of Procom (he can't tell me 
anything about the protocols and terminal emulations etc...), what packages 
are available to run under Linux to provide the same functionality. Obviously 
telnet, but beyond that the information he can give me is sketchy to say the 
least! (And I can't extract the relevant information from the manual because 
A) I don't understand the teleco technobabble and B) the manual's only 
slightly better than crap!

Any advice/comments/info would be gratefully received so I can sort one of 
the Linux boxes out for it instead of the dreaded alternative!

Cheers
Dylan

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