[Soekris] Bizarre serial issue (4501)

[Jeff Nettleton]

On 7/31/06, Igor Sobrado <igor at string1.ciencias.uniovi.es> wrote:
> In message <9569ccb60607310840u6677939enc61dc64686d1f1be at mail.gmail.com>, Jeff Nettleton writes:
> > Hello,
> >
> > I just bought a new 4501, and I cannot seem to make it respond when I
> > am connecting to it via serial.  I've got a null-modem cable, and I'm
> > using the correct port settings (19200 8-n-1), yet I cannot seem to
> > successfully connect to it on Linux or Windows. On Linux, I've tried
> > "dmesg | grep ttyS" when I plug it in, but that doesn't show any
> > devices being connected.  Is there anything I can do to confirm that
> > the serial port on the box is operating correctly?
>
> Hi, Jeff.
>
> Can you provide a detailed step-by-step description of the way you
> are connecting your PC to the net4501?  A device connected to a serial
> port on a desktop/laptop will not be shown in the output of dmesg, but
> you can expect a line identifying the serial port itself.  For example:
>
>   ttyS0 at I/O 0x3f8 (irq = 4) is a 16550A
>
> I would suggest using cu/tip to establish a connection to that device.
>
> Cheers,
> Igor.
>

Well I've tried using both HyperTerminal and minicom (in Windows and
Linux, respectively) to connect to the device to no avail.