Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2001 20:43:09 -0600 (MDT) From: John Galt <galt@inconnu.isu.edu> To: Bsd Newbie <bsdneophyte@yahoo.com> Cc: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: connecting to my Sparc4 using a serial cable... Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.33.0108222041320.21821-100000@inconnu.isu.edu> In-Reply-To: <20010822062458.85335.qmail@web20102.mail.yahoo.com>
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minicom or seyon: just make sure that the serial port that your cable is connected to is the one that you're talking to in minicom and go. On Tue, 21 Aug 2001, Bsd Newbie wrote: > >Alright, how do I phrase my question. > >I was told that my Sparc4 had a nice feature where you could control the >system through a serial port connection removing the need for a keyboard. > >I want to know how I can do this using my FreeBSD box. I bought a serial >cable and i've connected one end to my FreeBSD box and the other to the >Sparc. I'm assuming i'll need some sort of hyperterminal-like application >to make the connection (I was considering using Aterm). > >After that what do I do? Is there any intial setup I need to run through >before I can make my serial port on the FreeBSD box active? > >Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. > >-Sameer > >__________________________________________________ >Do You Yahoo!? >Make international calls for as low as $.04/minute with Yahoo! Messenger >http://phonecard.yahoo.com/ -- The early worm gets the bird. Who is John Galt? galt@inconnu.isu.edu, that's who! To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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