On 12/23/97 20:31, Chris at smirks@mail.eclipse.net wrote:

>I have a IIvx which I run NetBSD from and a Quadra 605 that I run MacOS 
>from, neither have Ether cards or anything.  How can I connect to the 
>NetBSD machine to the MacOS machine via serial cable and how could I 
>telnet from one to the other?

Simply find an old null modem cable. people have them lying around in 
boxes, unused, forgotten. Or, if you really can't find one, I'm sure your 
local apple-friendly computer store will have one for something less than 
$10. It's pretty basic. both ends look like what you'd plug into the 
modem/printer port, although I think it may be different in some way, so 
make sure it's a bonafied "null modem cable".

Hook the ends into a serial port of both computers. I'd use the printer 
ports, but it doesn't really matter (nor does it matter if you're going 
from printer to modem, etc). On the bsd side, add a line in (or turn on a 
line in) /etc/ttys for a secure line to which ever serial port you hooked 
up. There's a man page for the file, if you get confused. On the mac 
side, use something like Zterm or Black Night, or another terminal 
emulator. Tell it to direct-connect, without initializing the line or 
anything else. If things look funky, make sure that you are using the 
same terminal type on both ends (ansi to ansi, or vt220 to vt220, etc). 
Reboot, and you should get a login prompt on your mac. If you don't, try 
hitting return a couple of times on your mac.

Good luck!

Peter

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