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Both HOME and INSERT key send same escape sequence on ssh

I couldn't seem to make 'HOME' key work on my remote windows ssh client to a Fedora Core3 server (the home key works perfectly when i'm physically on site.)
To my surprise, using control+V it seems that both my home and insert key send the same escape sequence ^[[2~, so when I press home in VI it actually toggles replace mode. How could this be possible? I've edited /etc/inputrc and every key works perfectly on site. So it must be my windows SSH client (the free one from www.ssh.com) that has problems.

my $TERM=xterm
controlVBackspace gives ^H (works)
controlVDel gives ^? (function as backspace in remote sshSmilie )
controlVHOME gives ^[[2~ (functions as insertin remote ssh Smilie )
controlVEND gives ^[[4~ (works fine!!! remotely )

stty -a yeilds:

speed 38400 baud; rows 24; columns 80; line = 0;
intr = ^C; quit = ^\; erase = ^?; kill = ^U; eof = ^D; eol = M-^?; eol2 = M-^?;
start = ^Q; stop = ^S; susp = ^Z; rprnt = ^R; werase = ^W; lnext = ^V;
flush = ^O; min = 1; time = 0;
-parenb -parodd cs8 hupcl -cstopb cread -clocal -crtscts
-ignbrk brkint -ignpar -parmrk -inpck -istrip -inlcr -igncr icrnl ixon -ixoff
-iuclc ixany imaxbel
opost -olcuc -ocrnl onlcr -onocr -onlret -ofill -ofdel nl0 cr0 tab0 bs0 vt0 ff0
isig icanon iexten echo echoe echok -echonl -noflsh -xcase -tostop -echoprt
echoctl echoke

my /etc/inputrc:

"\eOH": beginning-of-line
"\eOF": end-of-line
"\e[H": beginning-of-line
"\e[F": end-of-line
"\e[1~": beginning-of-line
"\e[4~": end-of-line
"\e[7~": beginning-of-line
"\e[8~": end-of-line
"\e[3~": delete-char

"\C-?": delete-char
"\C-h": backward-delete-char

$if term=gnome
DEL: delete-char
Meta-DEL: kill-word
"\M-\C-?": kill-word
$endif

Last edited by grossgermany; 07-27-2007 at 08:19 PM..
 
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