Mike, You saved the Mac! This list has all kinds of purposes ;-) Please excuse the serial noise.
Thanks, Philippe ---------------------------------- Philippe Hanset University of Tennessee, Knoxville Office of Information Technology Network Services 108 James D Hoskins Library 1400 Cumberland Ave Knoxville, TN 37996 Tel: 1-865-9746555 ---------------------------------- On Thu, 19 Jun 2008, Michael Griego wrote: > Oh yeah... It's been over a year now since I worked directly with the > Proxim AP-(2|4)000s, but I do remember this. Have your guys tried > using a CTRL-J and CTRL-M key sequence for login? I remember having > to do this to get logged into the Proxims. Once logged in, though, > the standard key sequences worked. > > --Mike > > > On Jun 19, 2008, at 12:50 PM, Philippe Hanset wrote: > > > Mike, > > > > I'll try not to turn this list into a serial adapter debugger > > discussion, > > but we want to make this work under a Mac (My kids college fund is > > in AAPL > > ;-). > > Would you mind mentioning the settings that you have tried. > > So far my guys have spent hours on it without success. > > We are at the point of looking at Minicom source and add a > > "send line ends with line feed" option...sort of! > > > > Philippe > > > > ---------------------------------- > > Philippe Hanset > > University of Tennessee, Knoxville > > Office of Information Technology > > Network Services > > 108 James D Hoskins Library > > 1400 Cumberland Ave > > Knoxville, TN 37996 > > Tel: 1-865-9746555 > > ---------------------------------- > > > > On Thu, 19 Jun 2008, Michael Griego wrote: > > > >> I usually use Minicom (via Fink) to do work like that, and I don't > >> usually have issues connecting to gear from my MBP with the Keyspan > >> adapter. I often have to play with the terminal settings, but I can > >> usually get it to work. > >> > >> --Mike > >> > >> > >> On Jun 18, 2008, at 4:00 PM, Philippe Hanset wrote: > >> > >>> Proxim's users, > >>> > >>> (AP-4000, AP-2000...) > >>> > >>> We are not able to connect via a serial link to Proxim's AP > >>> with Macintosh based terminal emulators > >>> (Z-term etc...) using a K-Span USB to Serial adapter. > >>> or other flavors. > >>> > >>> Has anyone out there figured out a way? > >>> -We have the right serial cable > >>> -We can make it work on Cisco devices > >>> -Has been working for years with Windows :( > >>> > >>> Any tip welcome (Except "get a PC" or "run it over Parallel or > >>> Fusion > >>> in a PC env." ;-) > >>> > >>> Philippe > >>> > >>> > >>> ---------------------------------- > >>> > >>> On Tue, 22 Apr 2008, Philippe Hanset wrote: > >>> > >>>> Brian, > >>>> > >>>> This is something we wanted to do as well in our dorms last summer, > >>>> but we > >>>> then balanced convenience versus price and decided to spend some > >>>> money > >>>> on a CBA architecture, to sleep better at night. > >>>> > >>>> I still believe that the system would have been great. > >>>> Ethan Sommer at gac.edu did a presentation at Educause about their > >>>> deployment of Linksys APs. > >>>> http://connect.educause.edu/Library/Abstract/UsingConsumerLinuxBasedAc/42004 > >>>> > >>>> Here is how we wanted to do it at Univ of TN: > >>>> -Open-Wrt on Linksys APs > >>>> -use PoE http://www.webpowerswitch.com > >>>> -Take the existing cat5 circuit in the student room > >>>> and let the student use ports on the linksys to replace > >>>> the lost port (no wiring cost) > >>>> > >>>> For management, with the money that you save, hire a > >>>> full time coder(proficient in SNMP)/WLAN engineer ;-) > >>>> > >>>> Philippe > >>>> > >>>> ---------------------------------- > >>>> Philippe Hanset > >>>> University of Tennessee, Knoxville > >>>> Office of Information Technology > >>>> Network Services > >>>> 108 James D Hoskins Library > >>>> 1400 Cumberland Ave > >>>> Knoxville, TN 37996 > >>>> Tel: 1-865-9746555 > >>>> ---------------------------------- > >>>> > >>>> On Tue, 22 Apr 2008, Brian J David wrote: > >>>> > >>>>> I was wondering if there are other schools who have deployed or > >>>>> where > >>>>> thinking of deploying open source code flashed access points. > >>>>> The students want wireless in the dorms as you all know but > >>>>> because of > >>>>> budget and time we are looking into some alternative temporary > >>>>> solutions, > >>>>> like dd-wrt flashed linksys access points. We where thinking of > >>>>> deploying a > >>>>> pre-configured AP with the antenna power setting set to it's > >>>>> lowest power > >>>>> level and a few other minor configuration. I know this could be a > >>>>> challenge > >>>>> in managing these devices (although they have appliances/software > >>>>> out there > >>>>> that can manage them). If we could give the students an > >>>>> alternative to > >>>>> bringing into their dorm a rogue AP until we can get a permanent > >>>>> wireless > >>>>> infrastructure the benefits "could" out weight the headaches. > >>>>> Comments? > >>>>> > >>>>> Brian J David > >>>>> Network Systems Engineer > >>>>> Boston College > >>>>> > >>>>> ********** > >>>>> Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE > >>>>> Constituent Group discussion list can be found at > >>>>> http://www.educause.edu/groups/ > >>>>> . > >>>>> > >>>> > >>>> ********** > >>>> Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE > >>>> Constituent Group discussion list can be found at > >>>> http://www.educause.edu/groups/ > >>>> . > >>>> > >>> > >>> ********** > >>> Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE > >>> Constituent Group discussion list can be found at > >>> http://www.educause.edu/groups/ > >>> . > >> > >> ********** > >> Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE > >> Constituent Group discussion list can be found at > >> http://www.educause.edu/groups/ > >> . > >> > > > > ********** > > Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE > > Constituent Group discussion list can be found at > > http://www.educause.edu/groups/ > > . > > ********** > Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent > Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/groups/. > ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/groups/.
