> > > > DEC Pro owners: does the DEC Professional use a straight-thru serial > > > > cable, or null? > > > > > > It's communication port is DCE. And the printer is DTE. > > > > > > What are you connecting? > > > > Wiring up to a Linux box. Going to do some SLIP experiments with Venix. > > Anything special about the wiring required? > > I think you'll need a NULL modem, assuming it's like the SEC Rainbow I have in > the basement. At least that's what I use for connecting it to my FreeBSD > system. You'll likely need hardware flow control signals too and config. But > I've not used the Pro, but Venix has a special serial driver. And i thought > Venix didn't have TCP/IP.
It doesn't, this is a user-mode experiment I'm working on (a very basic stack for Venix/PRO through Slirp). I'll try a null-modem cable on it first. Thanks! -- ------------------------------------ personal: http://www.cameronkaiser.com/ -- Cameron Kaiser * Floodgap Systems * www.floodgap.com * ckai...@floodgap.com -- Isn't it odd how Mac users are loyal to Apple, but not always vice versa? --
