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Date:      Mon, 18 Mar 1996 10:29:08 -0800
From:      "Danny J. Mitzel" <mitzel@Ipsilon.COM>
To:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Cc:        mitzel@Ipsilon.COM
Subject:   help setting up direct connected serial terminal under 2.1.0R
Message-ID:  <199603181828.KAA28750@mailhost.Ipsilon.COM>

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hi all,

I've got a FreeBSD-2.1.0R machine with a Boca 16 port serial board connected.
I'm trying to use this machine to connect to the serial ports on a number
of other 2.1.0R machines.  I've got getty running on the port.
in /etc/ttys:
> # Serial terminals
> ttyd1   "/usr/libexec/getty std.9600"   vt100   on secure
run time processes:
>  137  ??  I      0:00.02 /usr/libexec/getty std.9600 ttyd1

I connect to the port using kermit but the getty never seems to answer.
if I 'cat' some text to the getty port it does show up on the kermit
terminal, so I'm connected to the correct port.

I checked my cables and connectors with a 2.0.5 machine that does seem to
be working.  according to our local sys admin web page this is how the
cables are wired:
I/O     Boca    DB25    DB9     Signal
---     ----    ----    ---     ------
I       1       8       1       DCD
O       2       20      4       DTR             White
I       3       5       8       CTS             Brown
        4       7       5       SG              Yellow
I       5       3       2       Rx              Green
O       6       2       3       Tx              Red
        7       1       N/A     FG              Black
O       8       4       7       RTS             Orange
I       9       6       6       DSR             Blue
I       10      22      N/A     RI

this says DCD is not asserted.  is there a flag I should be providing to
the getty to say that the terminal is hardwired, or should I try
rewiring the connectors, or???

any suggestions are appreciated.
danny




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