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Freeway User Guide
2.2.9 Check the Protocol (serial) Connections
All Protogate protocols and toolkits are supplied with loopback programs that test the
serial connections on the ICP boards. These programs can be run from a client system
on your network, however, Protogate normally installs executable versions of these pro-
grams on the Freeway disk drive as well. This section describes how to run the protocol
loopback programs from the Freeway console. If you prefer to run the protocol loop-
back programs from another system on your network, refer to Chapter 3 regarding
installation of the Freeway software on a client machine.
To run the protocol loopback programs from the Freeway’s BSD operating system, fol-
low these steps:
Step 1: Connect the loopback cables
If you haven’t already connected the serial connector cables to the back of your ICP
board, do so now. Then connect an internal (two-headed) loopback cable to two adja-
cent ports of the ICP board. Always use the even port number as the lower port, for
example, ports 0 and 1, ports 2 and 3, ports 4 and 5, or ports 6 and 7.
Step 2: Run BSD Shell from the Freeway console
1. Log into the Freeway from either the local or remote console.
Freeway User Login: root
Password: setup
2. At the main menu select Run FreeBSD Shell (6). You will see a pound sign (#)
prompt.