lwb@pensoft.UUCP (Lance Bledsoe) (03/28/91)
I have successfully connected a terminal (well, a pc with emulation)
to my NeXT box.
Here are the steps to take if your interested:
1. Acquire an "MAC+ to Imagewriter" 8pin -> db25 cable.
2. Plug cable into "A" port of NeXT and dbminal.
3. Log in as root of NeXT and:
a. Turn "on" the "ttya" port and select proper
terminal type (in "/etc/ttys" file).
b. Make whatever corrections to "/etc/gettytab"
are necessary.
4. Power off/on system (actually init -1 1 might work).
5. Have fun with your terminal.
Good luck!
Lance Bledsoe
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Austin, Texas 78759 UUNET: uunet!uudell!pensoft!lwb madler@nntp-server.caltech.edu (Mark Adler) (03/28/91)
Lance Bledsoe guesses about an alternative to rebooting after changes
to /etc/ttys:
>> 4. Power off/on system (actually init -1 1 might work).
The command "kill -HUP 1" (as superuser) tells init (always process #1)
to reread the /etc/ttys file.
Mark Adler
madler@pooh.caltech.edubarry@pico.math.ucla.edu (Barry Merriman) (03/29/91)
In article <3367@pensoft.UUCP> lwb@pensoft.UUCP (Lance Bledsoe) writes: >I have successfully connected a terminal (well, a pc with emulation) >to my NeXT box. > >Here are the steps to take if your interested: Thanks. here are a few refinements. >1. Acquire an "MAC+ to Imagewriter" 8pin -> db25 cable. >2. Plug cable into "A" port of NeXT and terminal. At least on a wyse, plug it into the port labeled "modem", not the one labeled "Aux" (which is for a printer). Also, be sure your terminal is setup to communicate at 9600 baud (use the <shift>-<setup> to change this on a wyse) >3. Log in as root of NeXT and: > a. Turn "on" the "ttya" port and select proper > terminal type (in "/etc/ttys" file). Again, be sure the baud rate in the /etc/ttys entry matches the rate the terminal is set for. > b. Make whatever corrections to "/etc/gettytab" > are necessary. none are necessary if you use 9600 baud---the default handles this. >4. Power off/on system (actually init -1 1 might work). init -1 1 does _not_ work (it just hung). Power off/on instead. >5. Have fun with your terminal. I am---now i've got my own little network at home! -- Barry Merriman UCLA Dept. of Math UCLA Inst. for Fusion and Plasma Research barry@math.ucla.edu (Internet)