Summary: Connecting to a SunFire 280R

Dear maagers,

Thanks to all (too many to list the names) that responded to my 
question: I finally got the problem solved by soldering together the 
following null modem cable on my own.

9 PIN SuB D female	<----------------------->	25 PIN SuB D male
Pin 2			---------------------------	Pin 2
Pin 3			---------------------------	Pin 3
Pin 5			---------------------------	Pin 7

3-Wire handshake is sufficient.

Thanks a lot,

    Andreas

Original question:
>> after having used and setup a bunch of Netra X1
>> machines we have
>> purchased our first SunFire 280R server. We have
>> read the accompanying
>> documentation but nevertheless weren't able to
>> access the machine yet.
>> We would like to use a PowerMac (MacOSX) with a
>> KeySpan adaptor (RS
>> 232) and kermit for the console. This setup works
>> great for the Netras.
>>
>> We have unplugged the patch cable from the Netras
>> Lom A port and
>> plugged it into the serial adaptor (SuBD 25 pin)
>> accompanying the
>> SunFire then connected this end to the Serial A port
>> of the SunFire.
>> Then we switched the machine on as outlined in the
>> documentation. The
>> fans do their business but nothing appears on the
>> console.
>>
>> 	SunFire 280R (Serial A) | SuB D 25 pin <--------
>> path cable --------->
>> SuB D 9 pin | KeySpan adaptor <------- USB cable
>> -------> PowerMac
>> (MacOSX)
>>
>> As mentioned the following setup works for the Netra
>> X1 machines.
>>
>> 	Netra X1 (LOM A) <-------- path cable --------->
>> SuB D 9 pin | KeySpan
>> adaptor <------- USB cable -------> PowerMac
>> (MacOSX)
>>
>> We then unplugged the patch cable from the SubD 25
>> pin connector and
>> plugged it into the serial port of the RSC card. We
>> got a login: prompt
>> from the RSC card. But what do we do with that. What
>> login is setup by
>> default. We tried root and no password without
>> success. This is a
>> totally new machine.
>>
>> Any hints for us SunFire newbies are greatly
>> appreciated. Thanks in
>> advance!
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>>     Andreas
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