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- From: david@ruc.dk (David Stodolsky)
- Newsgroups: comp.unix.aux
- Subject: Re: Hardware flow control
- Message-ID: <1992Dec23.213017.13328@ruc.dk>
- Date: 23 Dec 92 21:30:17 GMT
- References: <Bzoxt6.84u@world.std.com> <1338@jagubox.gsfc.nasa.gov>
- Organization: Datalogi, Roskilde Universitetscenter
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- >>Mac cables:
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- >>hardware handshake software handshake
- >>mac modem mac modem
- >>1 20&4 1 20
- >>2 5 2 8
- >>3 2 3 2
- >>4&8 7 4&8 7
- >>5 3 5 3
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- >>Neither of these matches the configuration shown in the FAQ.
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- >The cable in the FAQ is for Dialup Security... that it, it monitors
- >CD (DCD) and when dropped, hangs up the line.
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- Doesn't his software handshake cable do this?
-
- >If you need hardware handshake, then follow the directions of your
- >manufacturer. You may also need to setup DTR flow control, depending
- >on the handshaking implementation...
-
- What is DTR flow control. Why the connection parallel with DTR in the
- FAQ cable below?
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- Make sure that the modem cable is correctly configured:
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- Mac Modem
- --------------------
- 1 (HskO) 20 (DTR)
- 4 (RTS) <- yep... it gets sent to Pin 20 & 4
- 2 (HskI) 8 (DCD)
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