I had the setup OK. It turns out that that particular terminal was
bad. I am able to use the other one just fine.
If anybody is curious, I have done a lot of research on the ADDS and Wyse
terminals that were available at the meeting if anyone has any questions.
Tim
On Mon, 18 Dec 2000, Gregor Diseth wrote:
> On Fri, 15 Dec 2000, Timothy Howe wrote:
>
> > Hey,
> > I took hoe two of the Wyse Terminals, model wy60. I am trying to
> > hook one up to my firewall at work. I have the needed changes to the tty
> > config files done, but I don't think that a standard serial cable is
> > correct. I have a 25 pin RS232 M/F serial cable and a 25 to 9 pin adaptor
> > between the AUX (serial) and the com1 port of this machine... I turn the
> > terminal on and just get a beep (which I assume is OK) but never any
> > screen output. Did I neglect to grab the right cables from the pile? Did
> > those cables exist? Anybody know what I must do?
>
> First, be sure you are using a null-modem adapter between the serial port
> of the terminal and the PC. Enter the terminal's setup and be sure you
> have the proper port enabled. Keep the baud rate at 19200, unless you are
> sure the PC's serial port has a 16550 buffered UART. Otherwise, run the
> serial port as fast as the terminal can be set for, for zippiest
> performance.
>
> I'm typing this e-mail on my kitchen terminal right now.. a DEC VT-320
> hooked to an old 14.4 Supra external modem. One of these days I'll run a
> cable to the serial port of my Linux box, but that's at the other end of
> the house. :-)
>
> -Gregor
>
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