serial connection from windows
Kevin D. Clark
kclark at CetaceanNetworks.com
Tue Sep 24 17:21:13 EDT 2002
Douglas Melniker <melniker at eecs.tufts.edu> writes:
> I use kermit on my linux box to connect via ttyS0 to the serial port on my
> netra t1. When I try to do the same on windows, I can't. I tried
> hyperterminal and teraterm. The netra user's guide says it's very
> straightforward with hypertermina. But when I connect (using COM1), the
> cursor just sits there. When I 'tip' from a solaris machine or 'kermit'
> from my linux box, I get the desired "lom>" prompt.
>
> It's obviously a windows/serial port configuration issue. Can someone
> help?
Idea: try turning hardware flow control off
(I have seen many serial cables that don't have wires between
the RTS/CTS pins)
Regards,
--kevin
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