From owner-freebsd-isp Sun Feb 28 15:43:11 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org Received: from shell.futuresouth.com (shell.futuresouth.com [198.78.58.28]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 27F1E1532A for ; Sun, 28 Feb 1999 15:43:09 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from fullermd@futuresouth.com) Received: (from fullermd@localhost) by shell.futuresouth.com (8.9.1a/8.9.1) id RAA25341; Sun, 28 Feb 1999 17:42:50 -0600 (CST) Message-ID: <19990228174250.T3203@futuresouth.com> Date: Sun, 28 Feb 1999 17:42:50 -0600 From: "Matthew D. Fuller" To: E-Mail Admin , freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: PC as terminal direct wired via serial port? References: <19990228222337.1549.qmail@nw171.netaddress.usa.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.93.2i In-Reply-To: <19990228222337.1549.qmail@nw171.netaddress.usa.net>; from E-Mail Admin on Sun, Feb 28, 1999 at 05:23:37PM -0500 X-OS: FreeBSD Sender: owner-freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org On Sun, Feb 28, 1999 at 05:23:37PM -0500, a little birdie told me that E-Mail Admin remarked > Subject: PC as Term direct-wired via Serial Port? > Date: Tu, 09 Feb 1999 > From: imgfac@gate.net > Organization: > > > > I have a Digiboard "dumb" 8 port multiport card installed in a > FBSD 2.2.8 box, correctly configured and showing all ports, ports test > fine for dial out via modem and dial in via modem (all ttydx, cuaax and > related /dev files created). > > Okay. I wanted to direct-connect a 386 PC via a null modem cable (see > FBSD Handbook section 14.2.2.1 Cables) connected to the com1 (db-25) PC > serial port (at 2400Bd according to the MSD diagnostic Utility) and > connected to the third serial port of the digiboard octopus cable > (db-25). I am using qmodem 4.6 comm s/w configured as vt100 at 2400Bd > 8,n,1, but I cannot get any screen on the PC, not even if I switch term > emulation from vt100 to TTY at same baud, etc. In ttys I have the > serial line configured thus: > > ttyd3 "/usr/libexec/getty std.2400" vt100 on secure Try this: cuaa0 "/usr/libexec/getty hw.4800" vt100 on With the following in /etc/gettytab: hw.4800:\ :hw:tc=4800-baud: (I use this on my home systems for my real VT100's (OK, 102's)) --- *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* | Matthew Fuller http://www.over-yonder.net/~fullermd | * fullermd@futuresouth.com fullermd@over-yonder.net * | UNIX Systems Administrator Specializing in FreeBSD | * FutureSouth Communications ISPHelp ISP Consulting * | "The only reason I'm burning my candle at both ends, | * is because I haven't figured out how to light the * | middle yet" | *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message