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Date: Tue, 3 Feb 1998 08:31:10 +1030
From: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com>
To: Michael Lucas <mwlucas@rust.net>
Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject: Re: async hardwired connection
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On Mon, Feb 02, 1998 at 08:45:19AM +0000, Michael Lucas wrote:
> Hello,
>
> After three days of searching the archives, I'm giving up and writing in.
> I refuse to believe that nobody's done this before...
>
> I'm trying to connect a FreeBSD box into a Livingston async port.  This is
> to replace an existing 486 FreeBSD machine wired up in this manner.
>
> I've copied the working machine's setup exactly into the new machine.
> This setup consists of:
>
> a shell script (called from rc.local) that does:
>
> #! /bin/sh
> while (true)
> do
> /usr/sbin/pppd -detach cuaa0 115200
> /bin/sleep 10
> done
>
> An options file:
>
> crtscts silent defaultroute 206.153.73.229:206.153.73.36 netmask 255.255.255.252
>
> A stty -a -f /dev/cuaa0 on each machine gives identical output, so I'm
> fairly sure the port is configured properly.
>
> ppp is compiled in the kernel.
>
> Any thoughts on what I should check next?  What am I missing?

I'm missing a report of any problem.  The scenario reeks of hardware
flow control problems, though.  Do you have a breakout box?  Do you
have RTS, DSR, DCD and DTR?

Greg