have a
flow-control deadlock, often caused by an
<a href="cable.html">incorrectly or incompletely wired cable</a> or by
transmission noise.  Tell Kermit to SET FLOW NONE, and if that unsticks the
screen, then you can come back later and fix the real problem.

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<li><b>What kind of computer or device or service is on the other end</b> of
the connection?

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Is the device, host, or service text based?  Is it a PPP server?  Do you have
to log in to it?  Do you get a login prompt?  D