Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!snorkelwacker!think!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!rpi!iear.arts.rpi.edu!fargo From: fargo@iear.arts.rpi.edu (Irwin M. Fargo) Newsgroups: comp.unix.xenix Subject: Re: Null modems between Xenix systems. Message-ID: Date: 13 Apr 90 09:23:06 GMT References: <1990Apr6.045326.8632@woodt.uucp> <1990Apr12.180153.28237@mrspoc.Transact.COM> Organization: Fargo HQ, Inc. Lines: 24 In article <1990Apr12.180153.28237@mrspoc.Transact.COM> itkin@guinan.Transact.COM writes: >robert@woodt.uucp (Robert Sexton) writes: > >> [ stuff about setting up Xenix systems via null modem ] > >Unless I'm missing something in what Robert's saying, he wants to use ONE >cable to connect two XENIX systems in a bidirectional UUCP link. This >cannot be done with getty. AT&T systems have something called uugetty >that permits this (they sort of handshake and then wait to see who wants >to do what). There is probably a PD version of uugetty out there somewhere. > Couldn't this setup be done using the built-in Micnet (UNIX net) that SCO provides? I haven't tried setting this up, so I'm not sure what it allows one to do. But it's worth looking into. Hope this helps! Thank you and happy hunting! Actually: Ethan M. Young "If Linus looked like Worf, would you Internet: fargo@iear.arts.rpi.edu try to take his blanket away?" Bitnet (??): usergac0@rpitsmts.bitnet - dorsai@pawl.rpi.edu Disclaimer: Who said what?