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Date:      Sun, 22 Aug 1999 03:48:45 -0400 (EDT)
From:      Isaac Flemming <iflemmin@mission.mvnc.edu>
To:        questions@freebsd.org, Kenny W Drobnack <kdrobnac@mission.mvnc.edu>
Subject:   Dumb terminal(s) through serial connection(s)
Message-ID:  <Pine.GSO.3.96.990822034706.13238B-100000@mission.mvnc.edu>

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 Hello all,

 I am running FreeBSD 3.2-RELEASE and I have recently acquired several
WYSE 50 terminals. I have read through several FAQ's and tutorials on how
to set two of these terminals up, and connect them to my box via
ttyd0/COM1 and ttyd1/COM2. I have setup the terminal's parity to none and
the modem port baud rate to 38400. I then edited the /etc/ttys file to use
the following settings. 

  ttyd0 "/usr/libexec/getty std.38400" wy50    on insecure
  ttyd1 "/usr/libexec/getty std.38400" wy50    on insecure

After all these settings are checked and double checked and the init is
reloaded to re-read the ttys file I check to see that my settings have
taken affect and sure enough they have. 

bash$ ps ax|grep getty
  277  ??  I      0:00.02 /usr/libexec/getty std.38400 ttyd0
  278  ??  I      0:00.02 /usr/libexec/getty std.38400 ttyd1

According to all the FAQ's/tutorials I have read my terminals (assuming
they are properly connected) should be getting a login prompt but they are
not. I am very new at this and am at a total loss as what to try next. Is
there any way I can be sure the terminals are connected correctly (I am
pretty sure they are, I am using standard serial/modem cables), and if
they are connected correctly is there anything I am missing?

  Thank you in advance for all of your help
  Sincerly
  Isaac D. Flemming

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Isaac D. Flemming
Senior Computer Science Major
Mount Vernon Nazarene College

Email: iflemmin@mvnc.edu
Phone: (740) 397-6862 x7604




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