Date: Mon, 28 Sep 1998 12:32:26 -0400 From: Michael Jaskowiak <skovian@interpath.com> To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: can't get a login: prompt Message-ID: <360FBA1A.239C@interpath.com>
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Hello, What I want, eventually, is to be able to have 8 serial ports on two different computers and be able to communicate between all of them at the same time. That is what I was told to do, but I have no idea where it is going. I started out with only one computer that had a Boca ioAT66 card in it. After I compiled a new kernel that recognized the card and created the appropriate /dev/ttyd? and /dev/cuaa? devices, I made a straight through cable that did in fact let me use all the ports on that card to talk to an external modem. So based on this, I am pretty sure that the card is installed properly. After that, I edited the /etc/ttys file and added the line under serial devices "ttyd5 "/usr/libexec/getty std.9600" vt100 on insecure". After I edited the file, I restarted /sbin/init and did a ps x to verify that the /ttyd5 port was ready for queries. Then I made another straight through cable and verified that that one worked as well and connected the ports cuaa4 and cuaa5 together through those straight through cables and a null modem cable. The way everything looks, I should be able to connect to the cuaa4 port and get a login prompt, but that doesn't happen. All that does happen is that the computer tells me I'm connected. Whan I type anything, nothing happens. I thought about the getty on both computers, but I don't think thats it. The getty is running only on port ttyd5 and not on any of the other serial ports. From what I gather, the /etc/gettytab file should not have to be changed. There is a page in the online handbook that talks about troubleshooting the connection and I am sure that I have everything correct except for the parity. In the /etc/gettytab file, the lines that read "std" default to no parity. However, I can't find if cu uses parity or not, if it does, the man page doesn't tell you how to change it. I have tried using different cables with no difference in output. I either use the same null modem cable that I have used a thousand times before (known good cable) or a known-good lap-link cable. Thank you for any help you can offer. Michael To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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