Terminal Emulator and Thin Client Software: Century Software

SSH Fails to Connect on Windows 7

Tuesday, May 18th, 2010

On 64-bit Windows 7, TinyTERM Plus may fail to connect automatically when the connection type is set to SSH. This can be cleared up by running TinyTERM in a 32-bit compatibility mode. To do that, follow these steps:

Go to the Start menu and right-click on the TinyTERM Emulator icon.
Select Properties from the pop-up menu.
In the resulting dialog, go to the Compatibility tab.
Check the box marked Run this program in compatibility mode for:
Select Windows XP (Service Pack 3) from the drop-down list.
OK the changes.

SSH will connect normally after that.

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Error (514) Hardware Not Available

Wednesday, December 9th, 2009

This error means the serial port you’ve selected in TinyTERM isn’t usable on your PC. There are a few possible causes:

The serial port doesn’t exist. Older versions of TinyTERM offer ports COM1 through COM6, whether or not the ports are actually installed on the PC. Verify that the port number you’ve selected in TinyTERM has a matching physical port on the PC.
Another program is using the serial port you’ve chosen. This is common for software such as fax programs. The other program will monitor the COM port, even if it’s not currently in use. This prevents TinyTERM from connecting to it. Shut down or reconfigure any other software that uses serial ports to bypass this problem.
The serial port selected has a driver or hardware problem. Check with a trusted computer technician if this is the case.

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Connecting via rlogin Closes TinyTERM

Wednesday, December 9th, 2009

In TinyTERM 4.63, select rlogin as the connection type. Add a username to the Login tab, then connect. TinyTERM closes with no errors. The debug monitor shows a disconnect, then nothing.

This is due to a bug in TinyTERM’s communications file cencom.dll. A replacement file is available for download.

CR 892

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Add 28800 Baud

Wednesday, December 9th, 2009

TinyTERM does support 28800 baud as a connection speed. You can set that with this script command:

te.baud = 28800;

But this option is not available in the user interface. Century Software has received a request to add it.

CR 887

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CSL Run Engine Error When Configuring TAPI Connection

Wednesday, October 28th, 2009

Century Software, Inc., has received a report in reference to Windows Vista Business Edition running in VMware, with an Agere OCM Serial Modem installed. Any attempt to configure a TAPI connection in that environment causes TinyTERM to crash with:

CSL Run Engine has encountered a problem and needs to close.

The same configuration works fine when using Windows XP in the same environment. Century Software has not been able to duplicate this error.

CR 881

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Fingerprint Dialog Can’t Be Bypassed

Wednesday, October 28th, 2009

When connecting via SSH to a new system, TinyTERM asks the user to approve the host’s fingerprint. This dialog cannot be bypassed.

When using TinyTERM’s ActiveX control CenTE.ocx programatically, this dialog does not come up. If the host’s fingerprint is not already registered with TinyTERM, the connection fails silently. The only workaround is to connect to the host using TinyTERM to register the fingerprint first.

Century Software, Inc., has had a customer request that this dialog have an option to bypass it programatically. This would remove the need for manual connections to register the fingerprint.

CR 876

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X Forwarding for SSH

Wednesday, October 28th, 2009

Century Software, Inc., has received a request to add SSH-based X forwarding to TinyTERM Plus. This has not yet been implemented.

CR 870

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Connection Failed (961) – Login Refused by Server

Monday, October 20th, 2008

This error means that TinyTERM successfully connected to the server, but the login was denied. There are several possible causes:

The username or password may have been typed incorrectly. Retype them both and verify the spelling on each.
The wrong SSH connection method may be set. If the server accepts only RSA connections, but TinyTERM is using the username and password, this error will result. The reverse, using RSA to connect to a server set for username/password login, will also cause the error.
The permissions on the file $HOME/.ssh/authorized_keys may be incorrect. They need to be set to -rwx——, which can be done with this command:

chmod 700 authorized_keys

You can also view this information in a screencast by clicking here.

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Private Key Decryption Failed

Tuesday, April 1st, 2008

When connecting via SSH with an RSA key, you might see this message:

Connection failed (969) – Private key decryption failed

There are a couple of possible causes for this:

You entered the wrong username or pass phrase. The RSA key is unique to the user on the host system, and requires a specific pass phrase. If either of these does not match the RSA key, the key will not decrypt properly.
You have the wrong RSA key loaded in TinyTERM for the server. Each host requires its own RSA key, even if the username is the same for multiple systems.

To fix the error, verify the username and pass phrase you are using. Make sure there are no typos in either. If that does not help, you’ll need to double-check the RSA key you have loaded, and may need to regenerate it.

You can now view a screencast on this topic.

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Mouse Wheel Fails in SSH

Thursday, February 21st, 2008

When using an SSH connection, the mouse wheel will not scroll back through the buffer. You must go to the View menu and turn the Vertical Scrollbar option on, then use the scrollbar instead.

CR 849

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SSH Fails to Connect on Windows 7

Error (514) Hardware Not Available

Connecting via rlogin Closes TinyTERM

Add 28800 Baud

CSL Run Engine Error When Configuring TAPI Connection

Fingerprint Dialog Can’t Be Bypassed

X Forwarding for SSH

Connection Failed (961) – Login Refused by Server

Private Key Decryption Failed

Mouse Wheel Fails in SSH