Date: Sun, 30 May 2004 16:12:47 +0200 From: "Daan Vreeken [PA4DAN]" <Danovitsch@Vitsch.net> To: Grant Peel <gpeel@thenetnow.com> Cc: FreeBSD-questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Serial Device Views Message-ID: <200405301612.47347.Danovitsch@Vitsch.net> In-Reply-To: <000701c4464d$4fd60a30$6601a8c0@grant> References: <000701c4464d$4fd60a30$6601a8c0@grant>
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On Sunday 30 May 2004 15:52, Grant Peel wrote: > Hi all, > > Here is the second most embarrasing question I have ever asked. > > I have a switch (managed), that I can use HyperTerminal (when connected to > a windows box of course) to view the console. > > I seem to be going blind reading the docs on how to view the same console > when I connect the Switch to the Serial (RS-232 port on any of my FreeBSD > servers. > > Any hints, comments on how to set up freebsd to allow access to the switch > console would be appreciated. Try installing "minicom". It's in the ports-tree in : /comms/minicom . There are other programs to talk to serial ports on FreeBSD, but this is what I often use. It's a console program with a nice user interface. grtz, Daan
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