On Sat, Oct 4, 2014 at 5:52 AM, Jerry Stuckle <jstuc...@attglobal.net> wrote: > On 10/2/2014 8:24 PM, Ethan Rosenberg wrote: >> [...] > > In addition to Dan's comments - is your cable OK? Do you need a > straight-through cable or a cross-over cable? Does the terminal > require/honor DSR/TSR and RTS/CTS? If so, are these lines active? > > You may need a breakout box on the cable to see what's happening on the > lines.
If, for some reason, you can't get a breakout box, you may be able to do basic tests on the cable with a multimeter (ohm-meter or connectivity function), the pin diagrams, some patience, and maybe an extra pair of hands (if you can't find small-mouth alligator clips or pin clips). Just don't tell whoever handles requisitions/budget unless they understand that patience costs time and money when doing things like this. You have to be really careful to keep the leads from slipping, and not noticing a slipped lead can cost hours of unnecessary work.And there are tests you really don't want to try without a breakout box or the equivalent. -- Joel Rees Be careful where you see conspiracy. Look first in your own heart, and ask yourself if you are not your own worst enemy. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/caar43iohya7gjhudkv+me16soneuhpnbzptlbwtcbv_bzjq...@mail.gmail.com
