Re: Connecting on COM 1

2002-08-16 Thread Nick Lindsell
At 16:16 16/08/2002 +, you wrote: >Ok, I think I got it to work, or communicate anyway, but all I see is >[[[pp][][]BBB][][[]] Usually a speed issue - check your hyperterm settings, 19200 is what I use and that should match the line in /etc/inittab. ttfn nick@nexnix >Looks like

Re: Connecting on COM 1

2002-08-16 Thread Joe Giles
Ok, I think I got it to work, or communicate anyway, but all I see is [[[pp][][]BBB][][[]] Looks like a COM port config issue.. You guys got me on the right track, and I appreciate it. I think I can figure out the rest (However, any additional help is always welcome :-P) Thanks again

Re: Connecting on COM 1

2002-08-16 Thread Bret Hughes
On Fri, 2002-08-16 at 08:51, Joe Giles wrote: > Yes, that is correct. I understand all the facets of Serial, just not sure how to >hook it up to a Linux system. The reason I wanted to do this is so I can get console >access to my server in-case my network goes down and I have to restart the serv

Re: Connecting on COM 1

2002-08-16 Thread Bret Hughes
On Fri, 2002-08-16 at 08:45, Nick Lindsell wrote: > > 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. FWI

Re: Connecting on COM 1

2002-08-16 Thread Joe Giles
Yes, that is correct. I understand all the facets of Serial, just not sure how to hook it up to a Linux system. The reason I wanted to do this is so I can get console access to my server in-case my network goes down and I have to restart the server or a service. I will continue reading. Tha

Re: Connecting on COM 1

2002-08-16 Thread Nick Lindsell
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.

Re: Connecting on COM 1

2002-08-16 Thread Francisco Neira
Edward Dekkers 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 Linu

Re: Connecting on COM 1

2002-08-16 Thread Edward Dekkers
> 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 Tha

Re: Connecting on COM 1

2002-08-15 Thread Mike Davison
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 On Thursday 1

Re: Connecting on COM 1

2002-08-15 Thread Edward Dekkers
> 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... Yes there is a specific configuration. I've never done it and I really don't have too much of an idea, but I would assume it involves