[comp.sys.dec] Connecting a modem to a 2100

dlcogswe@vela.acs.oakland.edu (Dan Cogswell) (12/07/90)

Okay, this seems simple, but I'm going nuts.  I'm trying to connect a 
Multi-Tech Multimodem 224E (2400 bps, Hayes-compatible, etc.) to the 
serial communications port on my DS 2100 so I can run uucp.  Now, I cannot
'tip' to any sites.  When I try sending data directly through /dev/ttyd0
the lights on the modem flash and then it keeps rapidly sending the data right 
back to me (I know this because I'm reading /dev/ttyd0 in another 
window).  It does this for a little while and then stops.  Without going into
great detail about my set-up, let me say:

	1)  The modem works perfectly on a PC or VT320
	2)  The cable is good
	3)  I ran uucpsetup to set-up the modem (I may have done this wrong--
never done it before :-).

Has anybody had similar experiences and solved this? When I hook up a VT320
to that port and made the necessary changes to my /etc/ttys file and was
able to log-in.  The tty turned out to be tty00.  Is this always true (for
that port)?  I guess I don't understand how /dev/tty* files work.

(Please don't flame me if this is in the manuals somewhere...  I've looked 
over all of them several times, but I have found anything that's very
detailed).

Thanks..



-- 
Dan