Linux-Hams archive - December 1996: Re: Serial Baycom modem: use with a BBS?

Re: Serial Baycom modem: use with a BBS?

Terry Dawson (ijpw@multivisionhn.net)
Tue, 03 Dec 1996 08:42:53 +1100


Kevin Williams wrote:

> Being on the bottom end of the AX25 learning curve, I have recently got the
> basic AX25 features of Linux working okay with the baycom serial 1200 modem.
> (Except for "mheard" - never shows any data.)
>
> I would like to make use of the DPBOX BBS and related software, but I am coming
> unstuck where I need to have a real TNC to attach to.

Keith,
You don't say what version of kernel or ax25-utils you are running, and
the
procedure varies a little bit depending on what combination you use.

If DPBOX expects a KISS tnc hanging off a serial device then all you
should
need to do if you are running a 2.0.* kernel is to specify /dev/bc0
instead
of /dev/ttyS*.

regards
Terry