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Re: Serial Direct Connect



Just run a getty on the tty. Edit /etc/inittab and copy the line for tty1
and replace with the correct device name for your serial port. Then as root
do 'kill -HUP 1'.

Greg Green wrote:

> Hello all:
>
> 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.
>
> Thanks,
> Greg Green
>
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