Re: ADTPro questions

[Antares <zero@nada.net>]

In article <1161619013.852235.134750@f16g2000cwb.googlegroups.com>,
schmidtd <schmidtd@my-deja.com> wrote:

> Antares wrote:
> >    I have come to believe that it's the USB/Serial adaptor that is the
> > roadblock as I'm not sure if I have it configured correctly. It's a
> > keyspan adaptor and I have the driver installed. It shows up in the
> > Network Preference Pane and I have it set to do Null Modem xfer at 9600
> > baud.
> 
> This is interesting.  Software-selectable null modem vs.
> straight-through? 

This may be my problem.. Network Pref Pane allows you to select the
modem for the Keyspan ... I set it to Null... this may (and prolly is
wrong) I assume you need to set the port to something to open it?
This is a new thing to me..I've never used a USB/Serial adaptor for OS
X even tho I've been using OS X since the first release. Always had a
older Mac around it the need arose for serial. 

> Amazing.  I suppose it makes sense since they
> control the pins.  Anyway... it will matter what the cable you have
> between the IIgs and the OSX machine is.  The keyspan has a DB-9
> connector - how do you switch to the round 8-pin connector?

I'm sorry it's a DB-8 connector on the keyspan... not 9 ... it also has
2 ports if that matters.


> Is
> everything straight through after the Keyspan, or does something else
> do a null modem function in addition to the Keyspan software?

I'm assuming it's a straight thru connection... when I use the same
cable on the G3 (with built-in DB-8 modem port) it works like a charm
w/ MacADT 1.2.1. I'm not sure it's a Null modem cable tho and if that
is required I guess I need to do some research on how to make that with
the connectors needed. :(
> 
> > The "a number assigned to the port" is a serial number type
> > thing that shows in the Keyspan debug app when a cable is attached to
> > the adaptor.
> 
> Yep, this is the port to use, as far as I can tell from reading the
> Keyspan documentation.  Anyone have a spare one I could borrow for
> testing and documentation purposes? :-)
> 

Is it the tty or cu that is used tho?
I actually have another I could prolly send you if you need .. let me
know.