Sun Microsystems 280R Common Problems With tip Connections

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8. Redirect the input and output to the screen and keyboard, if needed, by typing:
Note – When entering ~(tilde character) commands in the tip window,
the tilde must be the first character entered on the line. Toensure that you are at the
start of a new line, press Return first.
How to Verify the Baud Rate
Toverify the baud rate between the Sun Fire 280R server and a terminal or another
Sun system monitor:
1. Open a shell window.
2. Type eeprom.
3. Verify the following serial port default settings as follows:
Note – Ensure that the settings are consistent with TTY-typeterminal or system
monitor settings.
Common Problems With tip Connections
This section describes solutions for tip problems occurring in Solaris Operating
Environments versions previous to 2.0.
Problems with tip may occur if:
■The lock directory is missing or incorrect.
There should be a directory named /usr/spool/uucp. The owner should be uucp
and the mode should be drwxr-sr-x.
■The ttyb serial port is enabled for logins.
The status field for ttyb (or the serial port you are using) must be set to off in
/etc/ttytab. Be sure to execute kill -HUP 1 (see init(8)) as root if you have
to change this entry.
ok screen output keyboard input
ttyb-mode = 9600,8,n,1
ttya-mode = 9600,8,n,1