On Wed, 23 Jun 1999, Nico De Ranter wrote: > > Howdy, > > I need to talk to my serial port. On other Unices I would > use tip or cu. Any idea which package contains these tools? > (I know they both exist for Linux since I used them before, > unfortunately I reinstalled Debian and I can't find them anymore) > > Thanks in advance, > > Nico >
If you're dialing a modem, then I would suggest minicom. If you need dumb terminal emulation then I use kermit. I first tried minicom but it seems very modem oriented and kermit was easier for me.

