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Date:      Tue, 24 Jul 2001 14:56:35 -0700 (PDT)
From:      "f.johan.beisser" <jan@caustic.org>
To:        Ken Seggerman <suleyman@echonyc.com>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: connecting FreeBSD box to Cisco Router
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.21.0107241452580.5567-100000@pogo.caustic.org>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.GSO.4.33.0107241731300.21101-100000@echonyc.com>

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On Tue, 24 Jul 2001, Ken Seggerman wrote:

> What application or utility do I use to open a terminal to the serial
> port?

although there's a ton of other answers to this, i tend to use "cu(1)".
for just this reason. it's easier to use than tip (1).

after attaching the cable to your serial port, just type:

	cu -l cuaaX

where X is the number of the serial port (A == 0, B == 1.. etc).

hope this helps.

-- jan

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