Date: Thu, 19 Feb 1998 17:18:43 -0700 From: Nate Williams <nate@mt.sri.com> To: "Soren S. Jorvang" <soren@t.dk> Cc: Lourie <louie@sunra.csci.unt.edu>, nate@mt.sri.com, freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Libretto 70CT problems Message-ID: <199802200018.RAA10636@mt.sri.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.NEB.3.96.980219091338.664A-100000@gnyf.int.tele.dk> References: <Pine.NEB.3.96.980219091338.664A-100000@gnyf.int.tele.dk>
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> I just bought an IBM PC110 and a serial port IrDA transceiver for another > system. > > With the only useful built-in ports being a 2400 bps modem and the IrDA > interface, getting it to work for bootstrapping the box seemed like a good > idea :-) > > I left both serial ports at their defaults, "normal serial port mode", ie. > not 'IrDA mode'. > > Serial-over-IrDA is 8N1, with no carrier signal other than the data itself. Are you using FreeBSD, or Windows? If the latter, then it *will* work because Windows has a special driver. > $ grep softcar /etc/ttys > tty01 "/usr/libexec/getty 115200np" vt340 on softcar > $ grep 115200np /etc/gettytab > 115200np::np:sp#115200: > > I do intend to run PPP over the link once I get a proper system installed > on the portable, to get compression and CRC. The link is very reliable when > the transceivers are within range of eachother, but at the edge of the > effective range, data gets transformed to complete garbage. Interesting. As I understand it, the Ir stuff isn't Full-duplex, and all of the serial TCP/IP protocols assume a full-duplex line. Nate To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-mobile" in the body of the message
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