Seems that my last reply didn't get through, so here goes again: I had to
adjust the speed to 57600 in order for mgetty to start, but even then, it
didn't change anything: The modems start to get active, but I never get a
connection. Do you have any ideas what else could be wrong?
Thanks,
Juergen
On Wed, 24 Feb 1999, Robert Baines wrote:
>
>
> try this:
>
>
> S1:2345:respawn:/yourpath/mgetty -x 5 -s 115200 -n 2 ttyS1
>
> robert
>
> > From: Juergen Fiedler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.networking
> > Subject: dialin to my machine
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > I'm trying to enable other computers to my machine. To this end, I first
> > installed mgetty and added the following line to /etc/inittab:
> >
> > S1:2345:respawn:/usr/local/sbin/mgetty ttyS1 -D /dev/ttyS1 -x 9
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^ ^^^^
> funny path ????? don't think you need
> this with mgetty or
> getty
>
> >
> > According to the Linux Dialin Server Setup Guide, that should at least
> > enable a simple SLIP connection to my machine.
> >
> > /usr/local/etc/mgetty+sendfax/login.config contains only one line:
> >
> > * - - /bin/login @
> >
> > That should allow everybody to log in, right?
>
> try deleting the file if in doubt.
>
> >
> > What happens if I try to connect with HyperTerminal from a Win95 machine
> > is this: The Linux machine actually answers the call, but no real
> > connection is established. Both modems go real frantic and continue to
> > screech for a while: HyperTerminal eventually times out, but the Linux
> > machine continues to make those noises until I reset the modem manually.
> >
> > Is there anything else I have to do? Any advice would be appreciated.
> >
> > TIA,
> > Juergen
>
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