A Remote Terminal on your NeXT
                                by Eric "E.T." Tremblay
Intro:
So you want to have the capability to dailup your NeXT and access your machine from a remote computer. So here it is. After following these simple instructions you will be able to dail-into your NeXT using any computer. In my case I use a Tandy laptop computer to access my NeXT from another location. Please remember that when you access your NeXT from a remote computer you will be in native Unix mode, no fancy windows or NeXTstep. Have fun!

My hardware configuration:
A NeXTstation with a Supra 2400 modem plugged into serial port A.

Modem configuration:
Your modem has to be in auto answer mode. Consult your manual for details.

Software configuration:
There is only one line to change in a file called ttys located in the /etc directory.

Here is the part that we are interested in the file called /etc/ttys.

The original:
ttyda"/usr/etc/getty D9600"       unknown    off
ttydb"/usr/etc/getty D9600"           unknown      off

Using Edit change the above line in bold type with the line below.

The new configuration:
ttyda"/usr/etc/getty D2400"           dailup        on
ttydb"/usr/etc/getty D9600"               unknown    off

You now have to reboot your machine in order for the changes to take effect. Note that ttyda is serial port A and ttydb is serial port B. You can use any of these two ports.

For more information use the getty and tty keywords in Digital Librarian.

                    Author: Eric "E.T." Tremblay
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Not tested with 3.1 or 3.2