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Subject: direct serial connection
Date: Sun, 02 Feb 1997 20:21:46 -0800
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Is there a way to use kermit to verify a successful direct
serial connection between to machines?
I have two Pentium PCs side-by-side running Windows 95. If I run a
null-modem cable from COM2 of one machine to COM2 of the other,
how can I use Kermit to verify that a serial connection has been
established?
The same two machines also have modems. I can use kermit to set the
modem of one machine to auto-answer mode, then dial into this machine
from the other via the PSTN. If I type someting in the kermit window
of one machine it appears in the kermit window of the other and visa
versa. This verifys the connectivity.
Question, why can I do the same thing with a direct serial connection
between COM2 on each machine? I can get the windows up, but when I
press a key I get a count down in the that goes to zero and a
message that says *serial port blocked*. When kermit goes back to
the command line, there is a message that says *Tx waiting for CTS*.
I used a null-modem cable which I purchased from a computer retailer.
I verified that the pins were wired like the Modem B True Null Modem
in Figure II-5 on Page 372 of "Using C-Kermit" - except that pin 1
to pin 1 was not connected.
What am I doing wrong?
Thanks
Kirk :)