[Soekris] Bizarre serial issue (4501)

[dAm2K]

2006/7/31, Jeff Nettleton <jeffdn at gmail.com>:
>
> 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?


Try to disable flow control (must be off, no hardware and no software: OFF)
Many null modem cables do not have flow control lines!

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