Putty Serial Connection Not Working, Need to go back to the session tab after setting the appropriate settings on the serial tab. MobaXterm, Putty, etc, so working through some issues that I’m hoping to post fix for as they pop up for new Linux users as well. In the Serial line box, enter the correct port (e. Dec 17, 2019 · 31 I want to connect with my serial Port using the PuTTY program, but it's not possible: When I click “open” nothing happens, I only hear a “Beep, Beep …” under a Windows 7 or MAC OS X with VirtualBox. I'll type in "*IDN?", press enter, and the unit won't reply. I use this USB adapter that has status indicator lights that helps allot with mysterious serial connection failures. Jun 4, 2019 · OK, this one is rather stupid: I forgot to select the "Serial" radio-button on the Session tab and went straight to the Serial tab. Install additional serial port tools and drivers: sudo apt-get install setserial minicom Reconnect your device. Putty was still expecting an SSH connection and dinging because no IP address was given. I use Putty to get into new switches or trouble shoot existing ones, via the console port. v6, 0ox87, eecp, 5hb, o3rks, q0fpm, uxgns, uv, joers, q3lj,