Using a GS and BeOSÊ

From:ÊStillHaveIt (Dain Neater)

Dec-14 - 1999 at 2:32 

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I recently was messing around with the serial connection options in BeOS, and
came up with a way to access Delphi using my GS with a null modem connection to
a machine running BeOS.First things first: Have a Null Modem cable connection
between the PC's com port and the GS's serial port. In my case I have it
connected from the Modem port on the GS to serial2 in BEOS. In BeOS: 1. In
Preferences:Network Switch to the Services Tab. 2. Click on Login Info enter
username and password that you will use. 3. Click Save and Restart Networking On
the GS: 1. Launch Spectrum or other Telecom program. 2. Make sure Spectrum is in
serial mode. 3. Set Spectrum's Serial port speed to something your machine can
handle, in my case 19200. Now in BeOS you need to launch the &quotTerminal&quot
Application and type the following. $getty <BeSerialPort> <PortSpeed> in my case
$getty serial2 19200 Suddenly on the GS screen the login prompt will appear and
you can login using the username and password provided in the BeOS networking
preferences. Then you can just type &quot$telnet delphi.com&quot and you are on
your way. All of this is provided that your Be machine is connected to the
internet. I haven't done much testing as far as downloads from delphi or any
other source, but I plan on doing so. One of the really nice benefits is to be
able to use the GS to connect to Delphi, while someone else uses the Be Machine
to check web sites on the internet. Another added benefit is that you don't have
to be assaulted with the difficulty of setting this up on Linux.

Dain Neater