Have used paperclips often as a terminal and terminal cable test
device! :D An addition of a small flat blade screwdiver, or better
yet, a F/F gender changer, and you are all set for testing.
Pete
On 6/4/07, Tracy Johnson <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> I remember once we didn't have a crossover handy and used bent paper clips oh-so carefully positioned not to touch each other and connected to the RS-232 port on the back of the terminal. Once placed one did not breathe or go near it until the replacement cable was bought.
>
> >From: Pete Eggers <[log in to unmask]>
> >Date: 2007/06/04 Mon PM 08:04:06 CDT
> >To: [log in to unmask]
> >Subject: Re: [HP3000-L] dead console
>
> >The cabling issue has to do with DTE/DCE (data terminal equipment /
> >data communication equipment). You cannot connect DTE to DTE, nor DCE
> >to DCE with a straight cable because they will be both "listening" on
> >the same wire and "talking" on the same wire. Rather than building
> >your own crossover connector or cable, just buy a null modem cable (or
> >connector -- get a bit unwieldly when combined with gender changers
> >hanging off a serial port). They are cheap and good have around.
> >
> >Any terminal emulator program should work, unless you need to run full
> >screen, or use HP terminal enhancements (i.e. Glance), then you have
> >far less selection without a lot of tweaking. Simple command line
> >console work should not be a problem.
> >
> >Before you go too far, have you ascertained that it is the terminal
> >that has gone bad, or the HP3000 console port?
> >
> >Pete
> >
> >
> >On 6/4/07, john pitman <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> >> Thanks for the responses people...
> >>
> >> Chasing up SWC , but FYI, the following works to hyperterminal for a 928
> >>
> >> COM1 as 2400, 8 data, 1 stop, no parity, xon/xoff flow
> >>
> >> connected via a female DB25->db9 male->double female DB9,
> >>
> >> no 2/3 turnover required by the look of it.
> >>
> >> john
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: HP-3000 Systems Discussion [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf
> >> Of Gilles Schipper
> >> Sent: Tuesday, 5 June 2007 12:24 AM
> >> To: [log in to unmask]
> >> Subject: Re: [HP3000-L] dead console
> >>
> >> This may not address the urgency of your issue, but this sounds like
> >> the perfect case for acquiring a Secure Web Console for that remote
> >> location.
> >>
> >> At 02:12 AM 2007-06-04, john pitman wrote:
> >> >We have a dead console at a remote site...does anybody have experience of
> >> >working around this situation via pc hyperterminal or similar please?
> >> >
> >> >tia
> >> >
> >> >john
> >> >
> >> >
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> BT
> Tracy Johnson
> Ye olde fashioned text games at:
> http://hp3000.empireclassic.com/
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