Date: Tue, 5 May 1998 15:56:50 -0700 (PDT) From: Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu> To: Byoung-Kee Yi <kee@wam.umd.edu> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: [Q] serial communication Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980505155431.25757H-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu> In-Reply-To: <Pine.SOL.3.95q.980505141126.12916A-100000@rac7.wam.umd.edu>
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On Tue, 5 May 1998, Byoung-Kee Yi wrote: > The serial ports are COM1 on the laptop and COM2 > on the other. The corresponding /etc/ttys entry > of the desktop is, > ttyd1 "/usr/libexec/getty std.9600" unknown on secure > Then, I did the following on the laptop: > % cu -l /dev/cuaa0 -s 9600 > I just got a message saying the device was already in use. Do you have ppp running? > So I removed the "jumpering" wires (1&6 at DB9 end and 6&8 at DB29 end), > and I didn't get the message, but this time I didn't get the familiar > login screen either. Nothing happened except for "CONNECTED." message > from cu program. You probably removed something important, like the flow control lines. I use a store-bought interlink cable (null modem & parallel crossover togeter) and it works fine. 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
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