Ok ya it looks like it is the wrong cable, but ZTerm will listen on the printer port now that i disabled AppleTalk, thanks a lot, but it still wont listen on the modem port, cant figure out why.
-Sean On January 09, 2004 12:10 pm, Doug McNutt wrote: > At 11:07 -0700 1/9/04, Sean Brown wrote: > >Ok i found a cable here from when my dad worked on macs, and if i remember > >correctly it was to attach to a hayes 28.8 modem from an SE and SE/30. > > When i fired up ZTerm, it said, Unable to open Serial port, please choose > > another port., and it did the same choosing the printer port. > > That does not sound like the cable but be sure you have a cable designed > for a modem and not for a printer anyway. (Well, I suppose the Sun might > look like a printer in which case that should be reversed. But Sun was > pretty good about standards.) > > Be sure AppleTalk is turned off to try the printer port. Control panels > > Be sure there is no other stuff operating - like a FAX program - which can > take over the modem port. > > Try it with a modem - or nothing - connected. Zterm may be testing with an > "AT" command which you don't want to do. Don't attempt a dial up > connection. Just hit a return and remember that UNIX needs a line feed "0A" > rather than a Mac carriage return "0D". > > I used Synergy Software's Versaterm for just what you're trying to do and > it truly understood UNIX'y machines. It's no longer maintained, but it did > provide better error messages. > > -- > --> The best programming tool is a soldering iron <-- -- Compact Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/>. Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Compact Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/compact.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/compact.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
