How to setup a tip connection for KSLD

Question

Hi, all
I want to set up a tip connection between two sun workstations
for KSLD.
The type of the machine is SUN Blade 100, it only has 1 serial port,
the two machines are the same type.
I connected the two machine's serial port with a bougnt serial line(
with 2 DB9 female connectors). Then I modified the /etc/remote
file on one machine(the local), modified the 'hardwire' line from
the default '/term/b' to '/term/a'. And then typed 'tip hardwire' on
the local machine, it echoed 'connected', then it diplayed nothing,
even though I typed the return again and again.
But if I type '~?', it can echo the help list, and type '~.', it can exit.
Is the above phenomenon right? How can I know the tip connection
is established? Shouldn't it display 'Login' after it display 'connected'?
I also tested the other case.
The config of the two machines is as above. I typed 'tip hardwire'
on the local machine, and I removed the keyboard and display from
the other machine(the remote), then I switched on the remote machine.
And the console output of the remote machine appeared on the
local machine's tip window.
Does this mean the serial cable is ok?
If someone tell me the detail of how to set up a tip connection between
2 sun workstations, I will be very appreciated.
By the way, I establish the tip connection for the KSLD, if you know
something about KSLD, please also tell me.
Thanks a lot.

Answer 1

Hi,
Is the above phenomenon right? How can I know the tip connection
is established? Shouldn't it display 'Login' after it display 'connected'?
To display login at the tip connection you can do one of the following.
1. remove the keyboard and reboot with a tip connection.
2. at ok> set the output-device input-device as ttya
setenv output-device ttya
setenv input-device ttya
reset.
Note: the same can be done from a teminal/console using eeprom command.(man eeprom)
To get back the display and keyboard access during bootup
you will have to reset input/output device values back to the default values
setenv output-device display
setenv input-device keyboard
3. Add the following to the /etc/inittab file
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
c5:234:respawn:/usr/lib/saf/ttymon -g -h -p "`uname -n` ttya login: " -T sun -d /dev/ttya -l console -m ldterm,ttcompat
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Please save the original copy ..
"init q " (to make the inittab file to be read again)
4. using admintool -->Browse->Serial ports->Select ttya->Service Enable->Ok->Exit.
For KSLD setting the output-device and input-device is the best option.
KSLD is EOL (End of Life) so product support will not be available.
HTH
-Dhruva