don't think you need to recompile the kernel what did you do to try to connect? take a look at /etc/inittab if you haven't already it shows some examples for setting up a console on a serial port. make sure its the right kind of cable too, you mentioned using a cross cable ?? shouldn't it be just straight through..(not sure) worth a try though.
nate Peter Kim wrote: > > I need to be able to login to my Linux web server, via a communications > server (Portmaster). The communications server will be connected to web > server with a serial cable. > > I've connected my PC to my web server's serial port (COM1) and (COM2) with > a cross cable and tried to login with Tera Term. Tera Term cannot connect. > Nothing shows on the terminal and anything I type does not appear on the > screen. > > I have heard that I have to recompile the kernel with some options set to > make COM1 AND COM2 come "alive". > > Questions: > 0. Is it possible to have COM1, COM2, or BOTH come alive? > 1. What options do I have to set when I compile my kernel? I am running > "make xconfig" and I can't seem to find any option that turns this feature > "on" on the GUI. > > Help! > :-) > > Thanks, > Peter > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null -- ::: ICQ: 75132336 http://www.aphroland.org/ http://www.linuxpowered.net/ [EMAIL PROTECTED]
