scott@boake2.UUCP (Scott Boake) (01/10/90)
Has anybody been able to make a Computone board work for dial in/out under SCO Xenix or SCO UNIX? I've tried and can get it to work one way or the other but not both. Has anybody be able to make ANY intelligent I/O card work both ways ? ----Scott Scott Boake Palantir Systems Inc. scott@boake2 -or- ..!uunet!pdn!boake2!scott P.O. Box 2142 (813) 544 - 8152 (voice) 5030 - 78th Ave North Ste. 10 (813) 544 - 2375 (fax) Pinellas Park, FL 34664
sl@van-bc.UUCP (Stuart Lynne) (01/10/90)
In article <278@boake2.UUCP> scott@boake2.UUCP (Scott Boake) writes: >Has anybody been able to make a Computone board work for dial in/out under >SCO Xenix or SCO UNIX? I've tried and can get it to work one way or the >other but not both. > >Has anybody be able to make ANY intelligent I/O card work both ways ? > I have it working (Computone 4 port Intelliport board). But I'm not exactly thrilled with it. Occasionally the port will hang after dialing out. So I limit my dialing. It's not that big a problem. Perhaps once a week, dialing out from one modem about once per hour. But it shouldn't hang at all. It's also not a reboot problem. Just have to kill the getty and it start's up ok. If it was any worse I'd right a script to check and kill as required. Anyhow the ic_control file I use is: ttyi00: # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # Cpu-to-cpu -- receive priority # This entry is used for high-speed computer-to-computer connections. # All of the IntelliFeatures are disabled for highest throughput. # Buffer assignment is skewed toward receive. # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # buffers: receive% = 80 ttyi01: =ttyi00 ttyi02: =ttyi00 ttyi03: =ttyi00 System's file entry xxxxx Any ACU 19200 XXX-XXXXU "" in xxxx word xxxx Device file entry ACU ttyi01 - 19200 /usr/lib/uucp/dialTBIT ttys file 19ttym01 ls -l /dev/ttyi01 /dev/ttym01 crw-rw-rw- 1 root root 63, 1 Jan 9 23:07 /dev/ttyi01 crw--w--w- 1 uucp uucp 63,129 Jan 9 20:01 /dev/ttym01 -- Stuart.Lynne@wimsey.bc.ca ubc-cs!van-bc!sl 604-937-7532(voice) 604-939-4768(fax)
davidsen@crdos1.crd.ge.COM (Wm E Davidsen Jr) (01/11/90)
In article <278@boake2.UUCP> scott@boake2.UUCP (Scott Boake) writes: | Has anybody be able to make ANY intelligent I/O card work both ways ? One of the systems I feed is doing it with a HUB6. -- bill davidsen (davidsen@crdos1.crd.GE.COM -or- uunet!crdgw1!crdos1!davidsen) "The world is filled with fools. They blindly follow their so-called 'reason' in the face of the church and common sense. Any fool can see that the world is flat!" - anon
frankb@usource.SARASOTA.FL.US (Frank Bicknell) (01/11/90)
In article <278@boake2.UUCP> scott@boake2.UUCP (Scott Boake) writes: > Has anybody been able to make a Computone board work for dial > in/out under SCO Xenix or SCO UNIX? I've tried and can get it to > work one way or the other but not both. > > Has anybody be able to make ANY intelligent I/O card work both > ways ? We tried with an 8$ board and our distributor told us it couldn't be done. Back to COM1 it was. Most disappointing. The problem we experienced, as I recall, was that the board did not properly manipulate the DTR line (left it on all the time, I believe) so that when the port was disabled, the modem still answered the line. This problem led me to ask other questions, and that was when we discovered it would not work in/out at the same port. -- Frank Bicknell UniSource; 1405 Main St, Ste 709; Sarasota, FL 34236 attctc!usource!frankb || frankb@usource.SARASOTA.FL.US
aaron@bbm.UUCP (Aaron Burns) (01/12/90)
We had to take our modems off the Computone and onto a dumb serial port, where they worked fine as in/out lines. I called Computone on Jan 9, and they have promised to send a bios/driver upgrade that is supposed to fix the problem. Our current bios is 3.00 and driver is 4.28. If the upgrade fixes the problem, I'll post. Also if it doesn't... in any event, free firmware/software upgrades shows that Computone is trying. -- Aaron 'crash and' Burns "Nothing I say on the net is binding Metro Works to our corporation" Toronto, Ontario "Life is a forge, and the purest metal (416)392-4310 comes from the hottest fire" aaron@bbm.UUCP ...utzoo!yunexus!stpl!bbm!aaron
larry@nstar.UUCP (Larry Snyder) (01/13/90)
> The problem we experienced, as I recall, was that the board did > not properly manipulate the DTR line (left it on all the time, I > believe) so that when the port was disabled, the modem still > answered the line. This problem led me to ask other questions, > and that was when we discovered it would not work in/out at the > same port. I had an interesting go around with smartboards, and most recently the Computone Intelliport under Interactive Unix System V. Currently I have the Intelliport working just dandy with 4 high speed modems including a Telebit Trailblazer - and all modems are locked at one baud rate thus allowing the modems to step down to the carrier rate. This instantly sends /etc/issue out the port when CD goes high and works fine for bi-directional communications. Problems that I have come up across include incorrect pin-outs in both the Computone manual - and wrong information given by their technical support team. I ended up swapping pins and using a breakout box (along with help for several folks who read netnews) and now the modems are all working fine using XON/XOFF but since ISC doesn't support CTSFLOW in /etc/gettydefs, I can't get complete hardware handshaking to work bi-directionally. My system is running very well now - and most recently I installed X (ISC's release 1.0) and it is amazing how fast the windowing operates even with the system fully loaded. The Computone board takes a massive load off the primary CPU and throughput is very fast. -- Larry Snyder, Northern Star Communications, Notre Dame, IN USA uucp: larry@nstar -or- ...!iuvax!ndmath!nstar!larry
asv@gaboon.UUCP (Stan Voket) (01/13/90)
>In article <278@boake2.UUCP> scott@boake2.UUCP (Scott Boake) writes: > >| Has anybody be able to make ANY intelligent I/O card work both ways ? > I am having VERY good luck with the Equinox Megaport with Telebit Trailblazers under both SCO Xenix and Interactive unix. -- +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | - Stan Voket, asv@gaboon - OR - ...uunet!hsi!stpstn!gaboon!asv | | Land Line: (203) 746-4489 TELEX 4996516 - | +----------------------------------------------------------------------+
bblue@crash.cts.com (Bill Blue) (01/13/90)
In article <278@boake2.UUCP> scott@boake2.UUCP (Scott Boake) writes: >Has anybody been able to make a Computone board work for dial in/out under >SCO Xenix or SCO UNIX? I've tried and can get it to work one way or the >other but not both. It's broke, Scott. The Computone drivers have problems with two-way use (version 3 and up). The types of problems vary depending on specifically which driver version you use. Best to use COM ports for two way use and Computone ports for inbound or outbound only. I'm up to drivers 4.50 BETA and none of the bugs that have existed for up to 6 months have been fixed. --Bill
pena@tuura.UUCP (Pentti Soini) (01/13/90)
scott@boake2.UUCP (Scott Boake) writes: >Has anybody been able to make a Computone board work for dial in/out under >... >Has anybody be able to make ANY intelligent I/O card work both ways ? We are using intelligent Specialix SI-cards under SCO Xenix 2.3.2. We have 6 modems connected to our 386 system through this card and all modems work for dial in/out without any problems. Most of our modems are 9600 baud error correction (MNP5/LAPB) Hayes compatible modems. In fact we have also used SLIP (SCO TCP/IP) over those SI/modem lines with very good results (0.6 - 0.8 kb/sec!). -- Pentti Soini pena@yj.data.nokia.fi Nokia Data, General Systems, Finland +358-0-5673987 Tech. Support / Unix based systems PO.Box 780, SF-00101 Helsinki
frank@rsoft.bc.ca (Frank I. Reiter) (01/14/90)
In article <827@bbm.UUCP> aaron@bbm.UUCP (Aaron Burns) writes: > >We had to take our modems off the Computone and onto a dumb serial port, >where they worked fine as in/out lines. >[...] >free firmware/software upgrades shows that Computone is trying. Sure - they've been "Trying" for years. I had problems with modem control on computone boards and struggled with their tech support for weeks before they admitted things weren't working so well. This happened about two years ago. Arnet products seem to work well for me. (I'm just a happy customer) -- _____________________________________________________________________________ Frank I. Reiter UUCP: {uunet,ubc-cs}!van-bc!rsoft!frank Reiter Software Inc. frank@rsoft.bc.ca, a2@mindlink.UUCP Surrey, British Columbia BBS: Mind Link @ (604)576-1214, login as Guest
larry@nstar.UUCP (Larry Snyder) (01/14/90)
> In article <278@boake2.UUCP> scott@boake2.UUCP (Scott Boake) writes: > > It's broke, Scott. The Computone drivers have problems with two-way > use (version 3 and up). The types of problems vary depending on > specifically which driver version you use. Best to use COM ports for The firmware on my board are 3.00, and I've had luck with both the 4.28 and 4.40 drivers under 386/ix using XON/XOFF. -- Larry Snyder, Northern Star Communications, Notre Dame, IN USA uucp: larry@nstar -or- ...!iuvax!ndmath!nstar!larry
john@compugen.UUCP (John Beaudin) (01/14/90)
frankb@usource.SARASOTA.FL.US (Frank Bicknell) writes: >> Has anybody be able to make ANY intelligent I/O card work both >> ways ? I got a Concensys Powerports board to work as an in/out modem under sco xenix/386. Concensys is located in Toronto, Ontario 416-940-2900 I sometimes do xenix integrations, and have used them a couple of times. Easy configuration/install & each port allows up to 8 virtual terminals. Also supports serial printers. Recommended. -- -- my .signature is awaiting appropriate display technology --
brad@bradf.UUCP (Bradley W. Fisher) (01/14/90)
In-reply-to: your article <511138@nstar.UUCP> > > In article <278@boake2.UUCP> scott@boake2.UUCP (Scott Boake) writes: > > > The firmware on my board are 3.00, and I've had luck with both the > 4.28 and 4.40 drivers under 386/ix using XON/XOFF. > Again, I think I sent you e-mail on this subject but perhaps you did not receive it. The firmware and driver versions you have quoted sound right. But, remember to use the MODEM device driver ( ie. ttym00 instead of ttyi00 ) and the documentation states that DCD ( data carrier detect ) is on pin 20 instead of the conventional pin 8. Also DTR ( data terminal ready ) is on pin 8 instead of the conventional pin 20. BACKWARDS!!! This is not an unusual sitiuation with most of the multiport cards I've used. Why? (IDKICGAA) ie. I' don't know and I can't get an answer !! (at least from the companies). Here in the Phoenix Arizona area I have MANY Computone cards running on my client's machines, and they work as planned, including multiplexers running down to Tucson. Really hope this helps ... or at least start's clearing up some of these many posts concerning Computone/modem problems ...
frankb@usource.SARASOTA.FL.US (Frank Bicknell) (01/14/90)
In article <827@bbm.UUCP> aaron@bbm.UUCP (Aaron Burns) writes: > > in any event, free firmware/software upgrades shows that > Computone is trying. You gotta give them credit, they do that. They have done the same for me on two separate occasions that I recall. Equinox (makers of the Megaport board) did the same thing for me. I'm glad to see that sort of thing happening. -- Frank Bicknell UniSource; 1405 Main St, Ste 709; Sarasota, FL 34236 attctc!usource!frankb || frankb@usource.SARASOTA.FL.US
scotto@crash.cts.com (Scott O'Connell) (01/16/90)
In article <5151@gaboon.UUCP> asv@gaboon.UUCP (Stan Voket) writes: >>In article <278@boake2.UUCP> scott@boake2.UUCP (Scott Boake) writes: >> >>| Has anybody be able to make ANY intelligent I/O card work both ways ? >> > I am having VERY good luck with the Equinox Megaport with Telebit > Trailblazers under both SCO Xenix and Interactive unix. I too have started using the Equinox Megaport. My only concern at purchase time was the lack of hardware flow control support by the Megaport. Equinox only uses two control signals -- one IN and one OUT. The IN control signal is used for CD detection, and the OUT control signal is used for DTR. I thought hardware flow control was needed during a UUCP connection because the CTS light on the modem (a T2500) would always go out and the sending of data would stop. After a call to Equinox technical support, and doing a little reasoning in my head, I decided the protocol should handle flow control during a UUCP session. I tried it and it works great. I haven't used the Megaport with the T2500 for interactive use. I have been using it for direct connect terminals and UUCP dial-in/ dial-out on my Xenix 386 2.3.2 system without *any* problems. -- Scott O'Connell UUCP: {nosc, ucsd, hplabs!hp-sdd}!crash!ipars!scotto ARPA: crash!ipars!scotto@nosc.mil INET: scotto@ipars.cts.com
kmoore@shiloh.UUCP (kirk moore) (01/16/90)
That is basiclly the way I had to get my Computone board to run. I got a couple of tech support people that could not help, so I got a break out box and sat in front of the system for 4 hrs working out the proper settings. I have 3 2400 buad modems running, and a printer (laser). I have not had a day of problems since getting the pin-out right off the break out box. Kirk Moore -- Kirk Moore --- Bellevue, WA --- uunet!pilchuck!dataio!-------\ uw-beaver!uw-entropy!dataio!-----shiloh!kmoore shiloh --- Bellevue, WA --- (206) 562-1561(board) - (206) 747-5709(voice)
garyb@gallium.UUCP (Gary Blumenstein) (01/16/90)
In article <278@boake2.UUCP> scott@boake2.UUCP (Scott Boake) writes: >Has anybody been able to make a Computone board work for dial in/out under >SCO Xenix or SCO UNIX? I've tried and can get it to work one way or the >other but not both. > >Has anybody be able to make ANY intelligent I/O card work both ways ? Dial in/dial out is no problem on the Intelliport boards as long as you're talking about cu and NOT uucp. I gave up trying to get the Intelliport boards to do bi-directional uucp. Computone claims their boards will do bi-uucp with their new drivers and firmware but I don't think any of their customers has this working in a real life situation. Interestingly enough, bidirectional uucp / modem handling ability on the old Computone ATvantage-X boards with the OLD driver technology (atx setup files) works. We have several of these boards still in use although they are not the greatest as far as throughput and fancy features. I don't think Computone even makes these boards with those drivers anymore. -- Gary M. Blumenstein, UNIX Network Administrator // CIBA-GEIGY Corporation USA ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Phone (914) 347-4700 7 Skyline Drive, Hawthorne, NY 10532 FAX (914) 347-5687 UUCP ...uunet!philabs!crpmks!garyb