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Re: [cobalt-users] tips for connecting with a null modem cable
- Subject: Re: [cobalt-users] tips for connecting with a null modem cable
- From: Elmer Fuddpucker <elmer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue May 8 22:51:51 2001
- List-id: Mailing list for users to share thoughts on Cobalt products. <cobalt-users.list.cobalt.com>
On Tue, 8 May 2001, Mike Fritsch wrote:
} We've been trying to connect to one of our RaQ4s via a null modem cable
} although we have not had any success. We followed the guide in the knowledge
} base and had cobalt walk us through the steps but we still can't connect to
} the server. If anyone has any tips or tricks we would be interested since
} the setup appears very easy.
We use Minicom running on Linux here. Works every time. If
you are using Windows my guess is that you'll need to reconfigure
your network setttings to get the terminal program to use the serial
port. It's more than likely trying to connect via the installed
modem or NIC - whatever the case may be.
brent
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