At 21:11 16/08/2002 +0800, you wrote: > > There is a Serial How-to. One reference is: > > > > http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Serial-HOWTO.html > > > > I use minicom to connect to a Cisco router over a serial line from a Linux > > box. Once I plugged in the right cable (a null modem) it just worked. No > > tinkering with Linux required. > > > > Mike > >That will help him, yes, Mike, but remember he asked for a login prompt? > >You use the port as a terminal. He wants a terminal (Hyperterminal) to log >in to his box from what I understand. > >I'm sure he does have to tinker a bit ;-)
A getty of one variety or another will be required - mingetty seems OK. In /etc/inittab the lines s1:2345:respawn:/sbin/mingetty 19200 ttyS1 vt100 will give a login @19k2 on com 1 and the command "init q" will start them up. Windows Hyperterm will work with this - I use it at work. >Regards, >Ed. > > > > > > > On Thursday 15 August 2002 03:48 am, Joe Giles wrote: > > > List, > > > Is there any spicific configuration I need to do to be able to connect >to my > > server using Hyperterminal on COM 1? I tried this but I dont get a >login... > > > > > > > > > Thanks > > > > > > Joe Giles > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > AOL ID: mcigiles > > > > > >-- >redhat-list mailing list >unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=unsubscribe >https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=unsubscribe https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
