Date: Mon, 13 May 2002 13:39:31 -0700 (PDT) From: Bill Schoolcraft <bill@wiliweld.com> To: Mike Flanagan <mikenoc@mindspring.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG, <freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: using Minicom to get console on another BSD box Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.44.0205131331500.3246-100000@corten8> In-Reply-To: <02d301c1fabb$6aab15b0$ecfea8c0@monkey>
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At Mon, 13 May 2002 it looks like Mike Flanagan composed: > Hello, > > Is there a way to use minicom to attach from the com port on one machine to the > com port on another machine to get console access ? I have two db9 null connectors > plugged into the com port of the two machines connected with rj45. > Yep, you should determine if you going to use /dev/cuaa0 (COM1) or /dev/cuaa1 (COM2) first, I happen to use the latter cuz I've got my Palm sync connected to the first one. I personally then created a symlink called /dev/modem, here is my output from my FreeBSD-4.5 box: [root@yoga ~]-> ls -al /dev |grep cuaa crw-rw---- 1 uucp dialer 28, 128 May 2 06:19 cuaa0 crw-rw---- 1 uucp dialer 28, 129 May 2 06:19 cuaa1 crw-rw---- 1 uucp dialer 28, 130 May 2 06:19 cuaa2 crw-rw---- 1 uucp dialer 28, 131 May 2 06:19 cuaa3 lrwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 10 May 3 08:31 modem -> /dev/cuaa1 Anyway the command for the 2nd com port was: ln -s /dev/cuaa1 /dev/modem Then I fired up minicom as root: minicom -s The I confirmed and set the /dev/modem link. The I changed the baud rate to 9600. Then since I use it to connect to my FreeBSD to Sparc box at home I saved the file as "sun". So to connect to my Sparc box I type: minicom sun -- |<--------------------------------72---------------------------------->| Bill Schoolcraft PO Box 210076 -o) San Francisco CA 94121 /\ "UNIX, A Way Of Life." _\_v http://forwardslashunix.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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