> BUT I CAN'T PING/TELNET/FTP ANY FLAMING ONE OF 'em (sorry :-). Tcpdump
> just sits there listening without any output.
Does your NULL modem cable assert DCD/RLSD (8), and DSR (6) and CTS (5)
at both ends ? If you have a new slattach try the '-L' option, it will
at least allow you to ignore DCD/RLSD.
Terry
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Terry Dawson, VK2KTJ, terry@perf.no.itg.telecom.com.au, Sydney, NSW,
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