Date: Sun, 5 Jul 1998 13:59:10 -0500 From: NOC-IPAD <sysadmin@greeves.mfn.org> To: "eric_floerchinger@albertsons.com" <eric_floerchinger@albertsons.com>, "'Doug White'" <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu> Cc: "questions@FreeBSD.ORG" <questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: RE: Dumb terminals Message-ID: <01BDA81D.162E4150@noc.mfn.org>
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Actually, you don't want the null modem cable: this will prevent some of the control signals from properly flowing between the terminal and the host. If you use a straight thru with 2/3 reversal, the host will automagically log out any terminal that is turnerd off (VERY nice for insecure environments). The only time we have found the use of a null-modem cable to be actually _necessary_, is when using a serial terminal as the console: for some reason the console can't have a straight-thru connection. I wonder why??? J.A. Terranson sysadmin@mfn.org On Sat, 27 Jun 1998 eric_floerchinger@albertsons.com wrote: > How hard is it to connect character-mode dumb terminals (Such as an NCR > 2900, a Wyze 50, etc) to a FreeBSD box? I'd also like to know of any > documentation out there regarding this application. As long as they're standard serial terminals (none of this silly IBM coax stuff) then all you need is a null-modem cable and a free serial port. Plug everything in then enable the appropriate getty in /etc/ttys, kill -1 1, and your terminal should come up with a login: prompt. Doug White | University of Oregon Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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