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From: Terry Lambert <terry@lambert.org>
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Subject: Re: help setting up direct connected serial terminal under 2.1.0R
To: mitzel@ipsilon.com (Danny J. Mitzel)
Date: Mon, 18 Mar 1996 17:52:46 -0700 (MST)
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In-Reply-To: <199603181828.KAA28750@mailhost.Ipsilon.COM> from "Danny J. Mitzel" at Mar 18, 96 10:29:08 am
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> I've got a FreeBSD-2.1.0R machine with a Boca 16 port serial board connected.
> I'm trying to use this machine to connect to the serial ports on a number
> of other 2.1.0R machines.  I've got getty running on the port.
> in /etc/ttys:
> > # Serial terminals
> > ttyd1   "/usr/libexec/getty std.9600"   vt100   on secure
> run time processes:
> >  137  ??  I      0:00.02 /usr/libexec/getty std.9600 ttyd1
> 
> I connect to the port using kermit but the getty never seems to answer.
> if I 'cat' some text to the getty port it does show up on the kermit
> terminal, so I'm connected to the correct port.

[ ... ]

> this says DCD is not asserted.  is there a flag I should be providing to
> the getty to say that the terminal is hardwired, or should I try
> rewiring the connectors, or???
> 
> any suggestions are appreciated.

You are using a tty device.  Use the cua device for the port instead.
TTY devices expect DCD to be asserted.


					Terry Lambert
					terry@lambert.org
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