RE: (PM) PM2 Set-up - I'm New To All This

James Courtier-Dutton (dutton@livingston-ent.co.uk)
Wed, 5 May 1999 20:03:30 +0100

Hello
You need a NULL MODEM cable, you can make one quite easily.
You just need GND and TX and RX connected.
The TX and RX need to be crossed.
This will get your console port going.
For pin outs, look in the Hardware install guide.
Cheers
James

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-portmaster-users@livingston.com
> [mailto:owner-portmaster-users@livingston.com]On Behalf Of Marcel Mason
> Sent: Wednesday, May 05, 1999 06:19
> To: portmaster-users@livingston.com
> Subject: (PM) PM2 Setup - I'm New To All This
>
>
> Just like the doc's tell me to I have attached a 25 pin M-to-M modem
> cable (the same one we use between our modems and our other PM2's)
> with the 25-to-9 pin adapter to COM1 of my computer.
>
> Dip switch 1 on the router is up, all others are down and I have
> my terminal
> prog set to 9600-N-8-1 as per the manual.
>
> When I start the terminal program & connect absolutely nothing
> happens, the prog tells me that it is connected however nothing appears
> on the screen.
>
> I know some hardware requires that I send it a [space] or [cr] however
> this does not work.
>
> Any suggestions for a newbie as to what I'm missing?
>
> MDM
>
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