Xref: utzoo comp.dcom.modems:2041 comp.unix.microport:914 comp.unix.xenix:2540 Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!husc6!uwvax!oddjob!mimsy!aplcen!wb3ffv!howardl From: howardl@wb3ffv.UUCP (Howard Leadmon ) Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems,comp.unix.microport,comp.unix.xenix Subject: Re: "Smart" serial boards for the 80386 Message-ID: <632@wb3ffv.UUCP> Date: 24 Jun 88 11:53:18 GMT References: <628@wb3ffv.UUCP> <510@cimcor.UUCP> Organization: Fast Computer Service, Inc. - Middle River, MD Lines: 59 In article <510@cimcor.UUCP>, mike@cimcor.UUCP (Michael Grenier) writes: > > For whatever its worth, I've used the Bell board in both Microport 286 > and 386 UNIX as well as the Digiboard. I had the same problems with the > modem as you did but there was a fix posted to the net awhile back for > this problem. It seems that the wiring diagrams in their manual are screwed > up and the suggested wiring for the modem was wrong. (Not to mention that > they use the wrong sex RS-232 connectors off their cables considering > the Bell board works as a DCE). Some of the modem lines are wired wrong. > Unfortunately, I didn't keep that article so I don;t remember what the > correct wiring should be...check the other areas of the manual dor the > 8 pin layout coming off the board and wire it up using common sense. Well I am very aware of the boards being wired for terminals, infact what I did was to buy some RJ-45 --> DB-25 adapter kits and put them togeather for the modems. Actually with a 1200 or 2400 baud modem they would work most of the time, but with a Telebit Trailblazer Plus it was just a wasted effort, and you could depend on having to reset the ICC card after every incomming high speed connection. > One thing I liked about the Bell board was its use under 386 DosMerge. > It handled terminals very nicely especially once you do a > 'on unix "stty ixon /dev/tty01"' or whatever from the DOS prompt which > sets handling of XON/XOFF for terminals like mine which need it (it gets > reset by DosMerge). When you say it worked under DOS/Merge, do you maen that it worked with standard ASCII terminals, or do you maen it supports a DOS oriented terminal that generates scan codes ?? If you mean with an ASCII terminal, YES I believe it would work, and you need to setup IXON in your gettydefs. I personally haven't used the DOS/Merge product, as I really want to avoid getting attached to the Messy DOS software, and then get stuck with it's limitations.. > Personally, I'd buy something other than a Bell Technologies board. > > -Mike Grenier > mike@cimcor.mn.org > {rutgers, amdahl, ihnp4???}!bungia!cimcor!mike I really hate to say bad things about anybody's product, but I had several sets of there boards here for many many months, and still to date they haven't fixed the problems. Now I just don't see why they sell a product for UNIX, claim that it works perfect, when in reality everybody I know that has run one has problems. When I called Microport and ask them which vendors smart cards they recomended, and explained that I had a Bell ICC, they said "Oh, you have an ICC from Bell Technoliges, We don't recomend you use that board with our OS", so I suppose I should have called them before buying. I use to have only the higest reguards for Bell Technoliges, as there tape backups are of good quality, and I really hope they realize that they are killing there reputation by selling a faulty product to the masses. I really hope that they will get there act in gear (and I know they are listing, so let's hear from you Bell!!)... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- UUCP/SMTP : howardl@wb3ffv | Howard D. Leadmon PACKET : wb3ffv@w3itm-9 | Fast Computer Service, Inc. IP Address: 44.60.0.1 | P.O. Box 171 Telephone : (301)-335-2206 | Chase, MD 21027-0171