Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!usc!orion.oac.uci.edu!ucivax!ucla-cs!ucla-se!scw From: scw@ollie.SEAS.UCLA.EDU Newsgroups: comp.unix.aix Subject: Re: adding a PC as a TTY Message-ID: <3223@lee.SEAS.UCLA.EDU> Date: 28 Jun 91 17:38:50 GMT References: Sender: news@SEAS.UCLA.EDU Reply-To: scw@ollie.SEAS.UCLA.EDU (Stephen C. Woods) Organization: UCLA School Of Engineering & Applied Science Lines: 16 In article root@scona.UUCP (Corey Wirun) writes: >Is there something I'm missing here..... > >a null modem cable by takinga regular modem cable and switching just >pins #2-3 (i.e. 2->3, 3->2). I def'd a tty at 9600 baud and set it to >enable logins. When I try to get onto the RS on the PC using kermit, I >can't for the life of me get a login banner. There is a getty running >on the RS, but it has a '?' on it for the tty under 'ps -e'. Looks kind of like you're no raising CD (pin 8) try swaping pin 8 and 20 (dtr->CD) so that when Kermit accesses the line, the RS/6000 will see a 'Carrier'. ----- Stephen C. Woods; UCLA SEASNET; 2567 BH;LA CA 90024; (213)-825-8614 UUCP: ...{ibmsupt,ncar!cepu}!ollie}!scw Internet:scw@SEAS.UCLA.EDU