Date: Mon, 15 Jul 1996 16:17:26 +1000 (EST) From: HMG coA reductase <s_koyin@eduserv.its.unimelb.EDU.AU> To: Matthew Jason White <mwhite+@CMU.EDU> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: dumb terminals Message-ID: <Pine.OSF.3.91.960715161533.6860B-100000@eduserv.its.unimelb.EDU.AU> In-Reply-To: <UluG_P200YUp05mHw0@andrew.cmu.edu>
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> > i'd like advice on hooking up a dumb terminal to my FreeBSD box. > > i connected this laptop to my desktop with a serial laplink cable, > > set the /etc/ttys nicely, set up Windows Terminal on the laptop, but did > > not get a login: prompt. everything looks fine on the FreeBSD side, getty > > was running, and stty for ttyd0 shows desired settings. > > I dunno, you sure the laplink cable is null-modem wired? You sure that > both the FreeBSD and the laptop serial ports are running at the same > speed? yes, both ports are at the same speed. is there a difference between a null-modem cable and a "laplink" cable? the laplink cable works using DOS Interlnk/Intersvr. ivan
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