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 Message-ID: <19980203083110.36505@lemis.com> In-Reply-To: <199802020845.IAA04019@sunoco.rust.net>; from Michael Lucas on Mon, Feb 02, 1998 at 08:45:19AM %2B0000 References: <199802020845.IAA04019@sunoco.rust.net>
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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
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