Use PC to control XCalibur single board PC

[Ott]

Hi,

Does any one have experience in communication PC to Xcalibur SPC? Ethernet is connected in between. Is it possible to use telnet or any other command line interface other than remote PC?

Thanks,

Ott

[Kevin_F]

Hey Ott,

What kind of control are you looking to do between the PC and the Xcalibur SPC?  You should be able to do any text based communication between the devices using Telnet but depending on what you are looking to do other options may be easier.  

[Ott]

Hi,

Both PC and SBC XCalibur 4341 are connected to a route. I could ping each other. I could view/control SBC from remote desktop. What I try to do is use command line interface such as Telnet to control SBC at the end. Currently, the SBC is running window 7 and the Telnet Client is on. I could not open SBC from telnet. Not sure what's wrong.

Any tips on how to build the communication?

Thanks,

Bing

[Kevin_F]

Hey Ott,

I am not familiar with any of the XCalibur SBC's but if you are unable to connect to it using Telnet it sounds to me like something specific to that device that is causing the issue.  Have you tried contacting the vendor for information about what you are trying to do?

[Ott]

Hi,

I contacted the vendor for information but no reply yet.

basically, it is a VPX SBC.

Thanks,

Ott

[Matthew_Kelton]

You said a telnet client is on the SBC.  You need a telnet server/daemon if you are trying to connect to it.

[Ott]

Hi,

I tried with either it set to client or server. The PC is runing XP.

Thanks,

Ott

[Matthew_Kelton]

What server do you have running on the XCalibur?  Glancing at their website, I'm not sure they have all these servers installed by default.  You probably need to set it up to run them.

[Ott]

Hi Matthew,

The SBC has Window 7 installed. Telnet should be standard once turn on for window 7. The PC has Window XP installed. I am not clear about which server you talking about, I guess that is what I am missing. I could ping each other - PC and the SBC from DOS window. When using telnet, failed to open.

Should I install any server?

Please let me know.

Thanks,

Bing

[Matthew_Kelton]

Windows 7 does not include a telnet server by default.  You need to manually enable it and configure it.  Look here:

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc754293%28WS.10%29.aspx

I went far enough to confirm I could get a login prompt and stopped.  The process is not trivial, as there are multiple steps to get it working.