Thank you very much. I will work on it. Jeff Malka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Registered Linux user 183185 ----- Original Message ----- From: Tom Massey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: expert mandrake <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, September 22, 2000 12:54 AM Subject: Re: [expert] How to use a Wyse "dumb" terminal > On Thu, 21 Sep 2000, Jeff Malka wrote: > > > I know that under unix, one can attach dumb terminals (such as the Wyse 160) > > to a serial port and then be able to use the dumb terminal as an additional > > "workstation". > > > > Can that be done under Linux? How does one do that under Mandrake 7.1? How > > do you get Linux to recognize it? Is there a man page? > > Have a read of the Text-Terminal HOWTO > <http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/Text-Terminal-HOWTO.html>. It's fairly easy > to set up - you have to run a getty on a serial port by adding a line > something like > > S0:2345:respawn:/sbin/mgetty -s 19200 -r -i /etc/issue.net -D ttyS0 > > to /etc/inittab, just under where all the other getty's are listed. Then > plug the terminal into the serial port using a null modem cable, and make > sure the settings in the terminal match those you've set up in the Linux > box. > > Tom > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- > Keep in touch with http://mandrakeforum.com: > Subscribe the "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" mailing list. >
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