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From: Frank da Cruz <fdc@columbia.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.kermit.misc
Subject: Re: Direct connection across a USB-connected DB9.
Date: 31 Oct 2003 19:50:53 GMT
Organization: Columbia University
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In article <oprxw6mthj3k6cjf@news.lehigh.edu>, Bryan Hodgson wrote:
:
: My latest laptop lacks a DB-9 serial port, useful to me for connecting to
: device consoles. So I purchased the laptop vendor's recommendation, a
: Belkin FSU103; basically, it's a DB-9 connector at the end of a USB cable
: with some status lights to show that it's plugged in / moving data / no
: errors. WXP. Device Manager thinks the device really IS a serial port,
: and not a modem. And I dug out my copy of Kermit95, and applied the
: latest (01/2003?) updates.
:
: HyperTerminal works fine across this device when connected directly to the
: serial port and (for example) /dev/ttya on a Sun, although HyperTerminal
: itself is still brain-dead, of course. Enter Kermit.
:
: Using a K95 console with:
:
: Communications Parameters:
: Port: com4...
:
Say no more. Instead of telling K95 to:
set modem type generic
set port 4
Tell it to:
set port tapi
Or (if you have more than one TAPI device defined):
set port tapi <name-of-this-device>
For greater detail see the Kermit 95 FAQ:
http://www.columbia.edu/kermit/k95faq.html#comport
- Frank