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BNU troubleshooting
Utility for testing basic outgoing connectivity
Using the connection server in debug mode
Testing basic modem connectivity
Testing basic direct line connectivity
Testing outgoing cu and uucp functionality
How cu and uucp work
Summary
Debugging outgoing connections
Using Uutry to debug uucp
Testing incoming functionality
Testing incoming uucp connectivity
Testing remote login and ttymon
Making sure line speeds are set correctly
Stopping and restarting ttymon
Using expect/send strings to troubleshoot uucp
Using expect/send strings to test the connection to a new remote system
Speed, character size and parity settings
Data transfer and flow control
Hints and tricks
Dealing with device busy errors
Dealing with no answer
Going out over TCP/IP instead
Known problems and workarounds
You always get a device busy message
Don't define a direct line as a modem
Use 8 bit characters and no parity for autobaud connections
Use 8 bit characters for PPP
You can't assign a system to a specific direct line
Use the Break key to change line speeds
What to do when connections seem to hang
File transfers via uucp can take a long time