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From: jbayer@ispi.UUCP (id for use with uunet/usenet)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.xenix
Subject: Re: dumb-not-deaf serial line
Summary: Hardware problem
Message-ID: <231@ispi.UUCP>
Date: 29 Oct 88 19:04:27 GMT
References: <47900011@uxe.cso.uiuc.edu>
Organization: Intelligent Software Products, Inc.
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In article <47900011@uxe.cso.uiuc.edu>, koenker@uxe.cso.uiuc.edu writes:
. 
. I'm having trouble with a serial line on an AT running xenix.  In recent
. days it has begun to listen but fail to talk, that is -- for example --
. I can log in on our mac and run all sorts of things (monitored by 'ps'
. on the AT console) but nothing is echoed on the mac.  The same behavior
. occurs logging on with a new laptop.  Is this a well-known geriatric
. ailment of ibm-serial-boards or is it likely that I'm missing something
. in xenix.  This port has worked fine for years (2 atleast) and stty
. >/dev/console indicates that all seems well (superficially).  Any
. suggestions most welcome ...
. 					koenker@uxe.cso.uiuc.edu

This sounds like a hardware problem with either the serial port, the
cable and/or connectors, or the Mac.  Try using the Mac on another serial port
with the same cable, also try the bad port with another terminal.

Jonathan Bayer
Intelligent Software Products, Inc.