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Date: Wed, 3 Oct 2001 15:22:41 -0400 (EDT)
From: Joe Clarke <marcus@marcuscom.com>
To: Brian Trang <briant@bayarea.net>
Cc: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject: Re: Urgent!!  Need help on freebsd serial console setting
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Looking at /etc/rc.serial, RTS/CTS flow control is disabled.  The default
baud rate of the console is 9600.  I use a serial console on FreeBSD at
home with cu to access it:

cu -l /dev/cuaa0 -s 9600

Works quite well.

Joe

On Wed, 3 Oct 2001, Brian Trang wrote:

> To all,
>
> I have a sentry unit, a serial console server that is connected to
> both linux and freebsd server.  When I connect to the console
> of the linux server, everything works fine.  But when I connect
> to the console of the freebsd server, the connect disconnect
> immediately right after I hit <Enter>.  I look at the log of the
> sentry unit and it shows Framing Error.
>
> I follow the pinout of the null modem and all are setup correctly.
>
> I search around the web for resources, notice that the
> console of freebsd requires CTS/RTS handshake for connection
> over 2400baud.
>
> Does anyone know how to disable CTS/RTS on the freebsd
> since the sentry commander do not requre CTS/RTS?
>
> I have tried modifying the gettytab, ttys and rc.serial files, but
> nothing seems to work.  I also have tried modifying the stty
> setting, but nothing works.
>
> Does anyone know how to setup the serial console ttyd0
> so that 9600 baud only require DSR/DTR, TD/RD and Ground?
> (and disable CTS/RTS).  The setry unit do not have CTS/RTS
> handshake support.
>
> My email address is briant@bayarea.net if email is possible.
>
> Thanks for the help.
>
> Brian T.
>


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