Leave all other terminal parameters in their default state. Testing the terminal A test program for the remote terminal is available via Borland C's System menu. When the test program starts, it prints the baud rate, number of information bits, and parity that it will use on the computer's screen. You must set the remote terminal to agree with this configuration, and then press any key on the computer's keyboard to start communication. All subsequent characters typed on the computer's keyboard should appear on the remote terminal's screen, while characters typed on the remote terminal's keyboard should appear on the computer's screen.
Communication is ended by typing control-Z on the computer's keyboard.
The remainder of this section describes common problems and how to troubleshoot them. No communication The most common cause of this problem is a faulty setting of the terminal's mode. If the terminal is in remote mode and still refuses to communicate, check the connection between the terminal and the computer. Each remote terminal is connected to the associated computer via a cable. There are three kinds of terminal in the lab, and the socket into which the connecting cable is plugged are marked differently.