On Mon, Dec 30, 2002 at 02:14:02PM +0100, Holger Rauch wrote: > Hi! > > I would like to connect to a FreeBSD box from Woody using a null modem > cable. The FreeBSD box is already set up properly (a getty is running on > one of the serial ports). The serial cable is connected to ttyS1 on my > Debian box. I tried to set things up using "minicom -s": > > 1. I entered the serial port the cable is connected to (on my Debian box): > /dev/ttyS1 > 2. I set the modem init string to the empty string. > > Do I need any other software package besides "minicom" on my Debian box? Is > there some article/howto explaining null modem cable setups in greater > detail? (I was looking at the serial port console howto, but this one > covers only the pin layout for null modem cables. Besides, this howto > mostly deals with redirecting *boot* messages to the serial console, which > is not what I'm interested in.)
You could also set up slip (serial line IP) networking between the two computers over the serial port using slattach (in the net-tools package). See the Net-HOWTO for details. This typically is limited to ~115 kbps data transfers. You could then use telnet, ssh, ftp, etc. A pair of cheap NICS and a crossover cable will offer better performance, however. Bob -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]