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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.bhp.com.au!mel.dit.csiro.au!munnari.OZ.AU!news.hawaii.edu!ames!hookup!news.mathworks.com!newsxfer.itd.umich.edu!sol.ctr.columbia.edu!news.mindlink.net!uniserve!usenet From: tom@uniserve.com (Tom Samplonius) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: getty help please Date: 26 Jan 1996 23:29:40 GMT Organization: UNIServe Online Lines: 30 Distribution: world Message-ID: <4ebo54$m5q@atlas.uniserve.com> References: <4eam45$goe@comet.magicnet.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: tapehost.uniserve.com Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset=US-ASCII X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.6 In article <4eam45$goe@comet.magicnet.net>, dpb@magicnet.net says... > >Hello, > >I have read the faqs and the handbook on all related subjects but I >still need a hand. > >I am having a problem getting getty to watch my port. It sleeps on >that port fine but never issues a login prompt. The modem answers >every time and the light lights when I get a login prompt at bootup. >I hardcoded the autoanswer command and a reset-when DTR-goes-low >command as well. > >The modem answers every time just fine, but instead of a login I get: > >Connect 28800/ARQ/V34/LAPM >klf-0ew 95k 3-kghb-hk letr > >But no login! When I type I get garbage. > >Any help would be greatly appreciated! Looks like a mis-matched baud rate. Remember modems only auto sync to a baud rate while in command mode. So use tip, or cu to talk to the modem at the proper baud rate, and do a "at&w" to make sure the modem remebers the port baud rate. Tom