Jim, Is 'remote enabled' and possible 'active' on the console? If so, then the remote port is now your console. You should (if this were the case) be seeing all of the output correctly, but not allowed to enter anything. You should be able to switch it back by pressing the <break> key twice I believe (<break><break>). Otherwise, do a <ctrl><B>DR<return>CO<return> to turn it off and get back to normal. Regards, Michael L Gueterman Easy Does It Technologies Allaire Alliance Partner email: [log in to unmask] http://www.editcorp.com voice: (888) 858-EDIT -or- (509) 943-5108 fax: (509) 946-1170 -- -----Original Message----- From: HP-3000 Systems Discussion [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Therm-O-Link Sent: Tuesday, June 30, 1998 1:33 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: [HP3000-L] No Input On Console Here's another strange one: Our console has suddenly stopped allowing us to enter anything. What is happening is that typing on the keyboard doesn't do anything; that is, no characters are echoed on the screen. Even pressing the return key by itself doesn't cause a prompt to be echoed back. The reset keys work okay, but even a hard reset doesn't fix things. In fact, even powering the terminal off doesn't help. Control-A is non-operative as well (I haven't tried control-B). An "ABORTIO 20" will display its "Software I/O Abort" message, but doesn't help either. BTW whilst all this is going on, console messages are being displayed as normal. I just can't enter anything via the console. I guess I'll call the RC, but it's not really a problem...Yet. So, does anyone have any ideas on how to get the console to operate again? Also, what could cause this? We were rerouting some cables yesterday and unplugged the console cable to move it. Could that have caused this problem? Thanks in advance. Jim Phillips Manager of Information Systems E-Mail: [log in to unmask] Therm-O-Link, Inc. Phone: (330) 527-2124 P. O. Box 285 Fax: (330) 527-2123 Garrettsville, Ohio 44231