From owner-freebsd-stable Wed Jan 31 4:51:34 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from ntdub0e.trintech.com (gatekeeper.trintech.com [212.120.150.50]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8E53537B69B for ; Wed, 31 Jan 2001 04:51:15 -0800 (PST) Received: by ntdub0e.trintech.com with Internet Mail Service (5.5.2448.0) id ; Wed, 31 Jan 2001 12:53:12 -0000 Message-ID: From: Daniel Brady To: "'freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG'" Cc: "'past@netmode.ntua.gr'" Subject: RE: Problem with Null Modem connection Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2001 12:53:11 -0000 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2448.0) Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Sender: owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG The other machine (winnt laptop) is set t0 9600 8-N-1 I had originally tried with dialup in the /etc/ttys. I don't see the getty process running. I thought this was odd but I assumed that the process was not spawned untill data was detected on the relevant port Daniel -----Original Message----- From: Panagiotis Astithas [mailto:past@netmode.ntua.gr] Sent: 31 January 2001 12:01 To: Daniel Brady Cc: 'freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG' Subject: Re: Problem with Null Modem connection On Wed, Jan 31, 2001 at 09:42:57AM -0000, Daniel Brady wrote: > Hi > Has anyone tried this successfully. I have connected a null modem to com > port 1 (ttyd0) on a freebsd 4.2 stable box with no effect. I reset the > /etc/ttys > to: > ttyd0 "/usr/libexec/getty std.9600" vt100 on secure Have you also configured the other machine at 9600? My configuration works even with type 'dialup' instead of 'vt100'. > ttyd1 "/usr/libexec/getty std.9600" vt100 on secure > > and did kill -1 1 still no luck Do you see the getty process running on ttyd1? If so you are fine. The problem must be on the other side. What is your configuration there? > I know the cable is good and the laptop is working because i can do this on > an openbsd 2.8 stable box no problem so am i missing something specific to > FreeBSD? -past To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message