koenker@uxe.cso.uiuc.edu (10/28/88)
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 ...
Roger Koenker
koenker@uxe.cso.uiuc.edukoenker@uxe.cso.uiuc.edu (10/29/88)
Just bought a Charisma (TM) serial card to replace the old ibm one and all is well. Amazing what $30 can do....
jbayer@ispi.UUCP (id for use with uunet/usenet) (10/30/88)
In article <47900011@uxe.cso.uiuc.edu>, koenker@uxe.cso.uiuc.edu writes:
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. 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.