Re: Serial Direct Connect

[aqy6633@acf5.nyu.edu]

> Can any one give me advice on how to set up one of my serial ports for a
> direct terminal connection?
> All I need is a terminal session at 9600 - 8 - n - 1 for this, and it
> will not talk to a modem.  I will not be talking DTE to DTE, it will be
> DCE to DTE via a serial data connection.  I looked on the list of
> HOW-TO's but the closest thing I saw was a SERIAL-PROGRAMMING HOW-TO.  I
> think what I need is the SERIAL-HOW-TO.
> Any help would be appreciated.

Look into your /etc/inittab, it should contain examples on how to put
getty on a direct serial line. I myself use mgetty for this (to have 
flexibility to use this connection for both direct login frm the dumb
terminal and ppp connection. Tne line I put into /etc/inittab:
s1:2345:respawn:/sbin/mgetty -r -D ttyS1

/etc/mgetty/mgetty.config contains (in addition to other stuff) the
following:
port ttyS1
  direct y
  speed 19200
  toggle-dtr n

and the last line in /etc/mgetty/login.config used in case of dumb
terminal:
*       -       -       /bin/login @ 

Alex Y.
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