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From: rick@crash.cts.com (Rick Stout)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.xenix
Subject: Re: Question on adding a second terminal to a PC running SCO Xenix
Message-ID: <3727@crash.cts.com>
Date: 28 Jul 90 15:08:36 GMT
References: <1990Jul26.075207.5893@csuchico.edu>
Organization: Crash TimeSharing, El Cajon, CA
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In article <1990Jul26.075207.5893@csuchico.edu> ynzhai@csuchico.edu (William Y.N. Zhai) writes:
>Does anyone know how to connect a second terminal to a AT286 running
>SCO Xenix System V?
>I have a SCO Xenix System V installed in a AT286 machine and want to connect
>a HP-2624B terminal as a second tty device.  I connected it to the COM2 port
>with a serial cable and made /dev/tty2a active.  However it didn't work.
>Does anyone know how?  Any advice or suggestion will be appreciated.
>Thanks in advance.
>

You may have to switch the 'send' and 'receive' pins on your
connector.  I think PC COM ports are set up the same as a 
terminal so a direct connection would have both send wires
hooked together and both receive wires connected.
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