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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!munnari.OZ.AU!news.ecn.uoknor.edu!solace!demos!news.stealth.net!www.nntp.primenet.com!nntp.primenet.com!news.mathworks.com!news.pbi.net!ns2.qnis.net!not-for-mail From: phil@ns.qnis.net (Phil Jensen) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: Problems with dumb terminal Date: 15 Nov 1996 20:55:13 -0000 Organization: QuadraNet Internet Services Lines: 27 Message-ID: <56ilbh$5vl@ns.qnis.net> References: <56dkr7$73h@news.gvsu.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: ns.qnis.net In article <56dkr7$73h@news.gvsu.edu>, Matt Behrens <behrensm@river.it.gvsu.edu> wrote: >Hi all, > >I'm having difficulties hooking up an older PC running PROCOMM PLUS (DOS >version 2.01) to my FreeBSD box via the serial port. I wired up a null >modem cable, etc., and set up /etc/ttys as per the FAQ. Nothing. I tried >a few different speeds on both ends. Nothing. Presently I don't have a >way of testing either machine's serial ports but I'll try to find >something soon, nonetheless I know the serial driver is working correctly >under FreeBSD because the modem on cuaa1 works. Hmmm... what about setting ProComm's baud rate to 9600, and typing on the FreeBSD machine (after disabling the getty on it and kill -HUPing init): stty 9600 < /dev/cuaa0 echo 'this is a test' > /dev/cuaa0 Can you see the hello? If not, try another null modem, or even another cable. -p -- Phil Jensen QuadraNet Internet Services Network Administrator / Manager http://www.qnis.net UNIX -is- user-friendly! Its just picky about who its friends are. Check out my Bourne Shell Tips Page! http://www.qnis.net/~phil/faq.html