Using a laptop through the serial (db9) port

The monitor on the dummy terminal connected to my Sun Fire V240 just died. I want to login using a laptop connected to the serial port on the back of the V240. I am connecting using Hyperterm (on the laptop) and connecting with a null-modem cable.The settings that I'm using for the connection:

Bits per second: 9600

Data bits: 8

Parity: None

Stop bits: 1

Flow Control: None

I don't get a login in prompt of any kind, but I know it's hooked up correctly because if I type "echo TEST > /dev/ttyb" from another machine already connected to the V240, it echos on the laptop. My question is, can I login with the laptop when there is already a dummy terminal hooked up? I want to avoid turning off the machine if possible.

-Ray

[783 byte] By [SUNWowrqda] at [2007-11-27 3:53:30]