Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2001 13:06:24 -0400 From: "Ryan Masse" <mail@max-info.net> To: "John Jennings" <my_pinup_girl@www.com> Cc: "FreeBSD-Questions" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: terminal emulation Message-ID: <01db01c0fa74$81096200$3200000a@Intranet> References: <200106211648.JAA26523@mail24.bigmailbox.com>
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Instead of using Hardware for Flow Control try Xon-Xoff. This is done from memory so it may or may not work. I remember once having to use those settings via a null modem cable to a cisco switch. If you get it going let me know. Ryan > greetings from shreveport, louisiana! > > I am running FreeBSD 4.1-STABLE on an i586 (Pentium) that has two DB9 serial interfaces. I am using /dev/cuaa1 for vt100 terminal emulation. I purchased a f/f DB9 null modem cable and connected one end to /dev/cuaa1 on my freebsd box and the other end to "COM1" on a Windows 98 box. I ran Hyperterminal on the Windows 98 box with the following settings: > > Speed: 9600 > Parity: None > Data bits: 8 > Flow control: Hardware > > The freebsd box has an entry in /dev/ttys: > > cuaa1 /path/to/getty std.9600 vt100 on secure > > and I did not change gettytab > > I came up with no login prompt on the Windows 98 box. I tested both ports; they are operational. The cable is operational. Getty is running on /dev/cuaa1. I can talk to cuaa1 via ppp: > > $ ppp > ppp> term > > that gave me no error signs on either side of the cable, yet no signs of success either. nothing appeared on either side! > > I also did the following: > > $ echo hello > /dev/cuaa1 > > The echo was successful though it did not appear on the Windows 98 box in the Hyperterminal program window. > > What is wrong here? Any all suggestions are welcomed! :) > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > WWW.COM - Where the Web Begins! http://www.www.com > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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