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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!munnari.OZ.AU!spool.mu.edu!howland.erols.net!www.nntp.primenet.com!nntp.primenet.com!dispatch.news.demon.net!demon!awfulhak.demon.co.uk!awfulhak.demon.co.uk!awfulhak.demon.co.uk!not-for-mail From: brian@anorak.coverform.lan (Brian Somers) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: Problems with direct serial connection Date: 23 Oct 1996 12:32:38 +0100 Organization: Coverform Ltd. Lines: 18 Sender: brian@awfulhak.demon.co.uk Message-ID: <54kvom$en@anorak.coverform.lan> References: <877mojv9yp.fsf@enterprise.ufp.com> Reply-To: brian@awfulhak.demon.co.uk NNTP-Posting-Host: anorak.coverform.lan X-NNTP-Posting-Host: awfulhak.demon.co.uk Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Newsreader: knews 0.9.8 In article <877mojv9yp.fsf@enterprise.ufp.com>, richardl@enterprise.ufp.com (Richard Levenberg) writes: : Hello gurus, : : Once again I am trying the board. Please respond if you have any suggestions. : : I am trying to connect two FreeBSD machines via serial ports. I was trying : to use PPP but someone suggested running getty on one and tip'ing from the : other to troubleshoot. I've had lots of problems using ttyd*. Try cuaa* on *both* sides, and make sure the receiver has /etc/rc.serial setting the right speed. -- Brian <brian@awfulhak.demon.co.uk> <http://www.awfulhak.demon.co.uk/> Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour.... .