From owner-freebsd-questions Mon Jun 3 10:51:47 1996 Return-Path: owner-questions Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) id KAA06095 for questions-outgoing; Mon, 3 Jun 1996 10:51:47 -0700 (PDT) Received: from riley-net170-164.uoregon.edu (riley-net170-164.uoregon.edu [128.223.170.164]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) with SMTP id KAA06084 for ; Mon, 3 Jun 1996 10:51:42 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from dwhite@localhost) by riley-net170-164.uoregon.edu (8.6.12/8.6.12) id KAA14084; Mon, 3 Jun 1996 10:52:54 -0700 Date: Mon, 3 Jun 1996 10:52:54 -0700 (PDT) From: Doug White Reply-To: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu To: Ryan Noll cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Dumb Terminals In-Reply-To: <31AFDFCD.2B7E@ix.netcom.com> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-questions@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk On Fri, 31 May 1996, Ryan Noll wrote: > I would like to say that I have tried to install FreeBSD on my computer > through the supplied TCP/IP installation program, but was unsuccessful > because of line noise. I plan on getting FreeBSD on CD soon. Ever consider an error-correcting modem? :-) > My question is, is it possible to use a dumb terminal setup on FreeBSD? > And if so, What equipment would I have to buy to get it operational > with approx. 25 terminals. You would need some terminal server card(s). Then plug them in, modify ttys, and crank it up. Anyone out there with terminal experience? Doug White | University of Oregon Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major