Or just use a terminal program, you'll have to log in each time, but it
doesn't involve the hassle of setting up PPP on both sides. The only
issue is to make the gettys not fight across the line. (One says machine1
console login:, the other takes that as the login name, etc.)
Better still, get a third machine which you connect to via other methods
and use it to connect to the other two via serial.
On Tue, 14 Mar 2000, Giorgos Keramidas wrote:
> On Mon, Mar 13, 2000 at 06:10:33PM -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> > Hello
> >
> > I hooked up two servers with a serial cable, and I am reading how
> > to configure linux for serial. Can you suggest the best possible
> > program to use for connection over the serial cable ? I want them to
> > be constantly connected via this serial so that I may log in from one
> > machine to another over the serial ? The ultimate would be where it is
> > a stable connection without the need to login.
>
> PPP or SLIP are the first to spring forth into my mind.
>
> Actually, perhaps only PPP, which is a lot better than plain SLIP.
>
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