xrtnt@amarna.gsfc.nasa.gov (Nigel Tzeng) (06/02/90)
I want to try to get DNet running between my roommate's A1000 and my A500 over
the weekend. I was wondering if there was anything weird I should know about
the A1000 serial port. I just made a straight through with pins 1,2,4,7 put
in. Do I need more than this? I haven't cut anything else out and am just
being lazy about the other pins (I'm also running out of the little suckers).
Oh yeah...I do have a null modem connector at one end.
Thanks!
NT
BTW: I'm also going to try to get Falcon up so if it needs any other lines it'd
be nice to know...thanks!
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Amiga | Standard Disclaimer Applies: The opinions expressed are my own. a808@mindlink.UUCP (David R. Matthews) (06/03/90)
If both machines want to talk to each other, then you will need pin 3 also. pins 2 and 3 are the transmit and receive for both machines. I think a good cable might be 2,3,6,7,20. Good luck!
coburn@clo.enet.dec.com (John T. Coburn) (06/03/90)
In article <2215@dftsrv.gsfc.nasa.gov>, xrtnt@amarna.gsfc.nasa.gov (Nigel Tzeng) writes...
:I want to try to get DNet running between my roommate's A1000 and my A500 over
:the weekend. I was wondering if there was anything weird I should know about
:the A1000 serial port. I just made a straight through with pins 1,2,4,7 put
:in. Do I need more than this? I haven't cut anything else out and am just
:being lazy about the other pins (I'm also running out of the little suckers).
If the above list of pins isn't a typo you also need pin 3 in the cable at at
minimum. The other standard RS232 signals DSR-DTR, CTS-RTS could included but
may not be required.
:
:Oh yeah...I do have a null modem connector at one end.
:
:Thanks!
:
:NT
:
:BTW: I'm also going to try to get Falcon up so if it needs any other lines it'd
:be nice to know...thanks!
:
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