On Thu, 19 Feb 1998, Alistair Phillips wrote: : I have managed to get my Linux side up and running. Boy is linux sure : great! I have an old 286 here that I would like to use as a dumb terminal. : I know that I would have to connect the two computers up via a serial : cable and run a terminal program on the other end. I would like to connect : it to my IBM on com2. Please can you explain to me in great detail what it : is that I must do to do this. Many thanks! BTW, please reply to : [EMAIL PROTECTED] as I am not subscribed to the list.
It isn't that difficult :-) Make sure you properly setup the /dev/ttyS1 (com2) on the Linux box, using setserial. Now connect them, en add something to inittab - 'man inittab' will be your friend. And if you're a bit lucky, after setting up the Terminal-program on your 286, it should work fine! bye, Remco -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
