Use 200LX to logon to Unix Sparc Machine using a modem
Mike Gambale
I read once that someone used his/her palmtop to
logon to a Unix machine using his palmtop and a
modem. It certainly sounds possible, but how do
you configure it to work.
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In article <31FE6F...@merck.com>,
Mike Gambale <michael...@merck.com> wrote:
>I read once that someone used his/her palmtop to
>logon to a Unix machine using his palmtop and a
>modem. It certainly sounds possible, but how do
>you configure it to work.
I'm somewhat confused. If the unix box has
a dial-in modem, you use your palmtop's modem with
your palmtop's comm software in the usual way: dial
the unix box's phone number and log in.
If you mean to connect them via a direct wire, you don't
want to use a modem. Just get the palmtop serial cable
and connect them.
You may need to configure the unix box to accept logins on
that serial port. See the documentation on how to do that.
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Greg Alexander
In article <31FE6F...@merck.com>, Mike Gambale wrote:
>I read once that someone used his/her palmtop to
>logon to a Unix machine using his palmtop and a
>modem. It certainly sounds possible, but how do
>you configure it to work.
Simple. You get a modem, you get comm software, you plug the modem into
the phone line and you dial into the sparc same way you would from a
desktop machine.
If you're like sitting right beside the sparc, you'd be better
off using a null modem cable instead of a modem. You connect to the RS232
on the 200LX and the Sparc and then use Comm software to talk to the RS232.
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