DCD is low with CISCO console cable

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Hi,

On Sun, Jun 06, 1999 at 01:54:58AM +0200, Alexandre J.D. Dulaunoy wrote:
> We have to make production box running Linux. But the only way to
> connect to the box will be a standard CISCO console cable.
> But we get a "DCD is low" and the login doesn't prompt for the user
> password (seems to die by a TERM signal).
> We have put a "toggle-dtr no" in mgetty.config. but it doesn't work.

DTR is soemething different from DCD, just btw...

So use "ignore-carrier yes" and it will work - sort of, you won't get
automatic log out if DCD drops (that is, the client machine is switched
off).

gert
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