Black Box MD1641A Manuale Utente

If you are accessing the remote computer as if from an on-site terminal,
the keyboard codes used by your computer may not match the ones
used by the remote computer. To be compatible with the remote com-
puter, your software must be able to substitute the appropriate codes in
what is known as terminal emulation. Most communications programs can
emulate the most common mainframe terminals, including the DEC
VT100, VT102, and VT52 terminals, and the basic TTY mode. If in
doubt about which to choose for a Telnet session, a BBS connection,
etc., try ANSI or VT100 first.

When you upload or download files with your Series II Modem through
a browser, it will transparently use the appropriate protocol (usually
http or ftp). When you are uploading or downloading through a
terminal emulator, however, the host computer will ask which file
transfer protocol you want to use. Most communications programs allow
you to choose a default protocol. Your software’s documentation should
list the ones it can use (not all communications programs support all
protocols). Zmodem is the recommended protocol for most transfers.

If your serial port cannot keep up because it has an older UART, you
may lose data when using data compression. Also, the speed advantage
hardware compression gives you is entirely dependent on how much
the data being transmitted can be compressed. If the data is already in
compressed form—a .ZIP or a .SIT file, for example—trying to com-
press it more will actually slow the transmission slightly compared to
transmitting the same file with compression disabled. This effect will be
most noticeable if your modem negotiates MNP 5 compression with the
other modem. V.42bis will not try to further compress a compressed file,
but MNP 5 will.