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From: Neil Long <neil.long@materials.oxford.ac.uk>
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Why can't I get a login on ttyd0?
Date: 22 Jun 1997 19:13:52 GMT
Organization: Department of Materials, University of Oxford
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Hi
I am failing to get a 'login' prompt on a PC running 2.2.2 and I can't
figure out what I have missed.

It has ttyd0 set 'on' in ttys, and gettytab is fine and getty is running
on the port (si0, com1,ttyd0 are all fine).

I can 'talk' to and from the port to a PC 'dumb terminal' if I use 'ppp'

I have ploughed through the FAQ and handbook but can't see what I am
missing.

I started off trying to get a modem 'dialin' setup but cannot even get a
straight PC-PC connection to work. 

anyone have a sure fire way to debug the problem or know of an updated
FAQ/handbook?

Thanks
Neil

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