Date: Tue, 19 Aug 1997 17:52:37 -0700 From: Robert Clark <ROBERTC@PII.COM> To: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Emulating a Xylogics Annex 3. Message-ID: <s30b3f0e.098@pii.com>
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Scenario: 16 NC controlled drills that download their programs at 9600 bps from a Xylogics Annex 3. (Network Terminal Server) When the drill operator puts the drill into terminal emulator mode and hits enter, the NTS responds by "rlogin" as user "dyna4" into a system identified as "drillhost". Question1: Can a PC running FreeBSD (with a 16port serial card) be configured to behave in a similar manner? (Perhaps by modifying /etc/ttys?) Question2: The Xylogics manual mentions a program "rtelnet" that runs on various UNIX variants, and creates pseudodevices in /dev that look like local serial ports, but actually use the Xylogics ports, across the network. Is this sort of thing possible on FreeBSD? Can I make a pseudodevice that uses a "telnet" connection to connect to a resource connected to a different UNIX system's serial port? Why? Because I have at least one binary program that only runs on one UNIX version, and I would like to not put a worstation in, just to serve up drill files. Thanks in advance for any info. [RC]
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