Edit /etc/inittab to add the line, (if you use COM2 to connect, change
ttyS0 to ttyS1)
s0:2345:respawn:/sbin/getty ttyS0
DT9600
Then issue: "kill -HUP 1"
If you also need to see the boot-up messages, you need to change
/etc/lilo.conf to pass the options for console.
-Ramesh
> i have two woody boxes at home. each of them can connect to a router
via serial cable at 9600 baud (8N1). i thought that by running the serial cable
from one to the other i would be greeted by a login screen, but i wasn't. i
haven't set up any thing out-of-the-ordinary to allow login on the serial port,
i just thought it would work. any thoughts on what i need to do?