Thanks for the help. I guess my next step is to get a null modem cable- not just any old cable in my junk box that fits between the laptop and the ultra...
On Tue, 2007-08-07 at 08:01 +0100, Jurij Smakov wrote: > On Mon, Aug 06, 2007 at 07:46:52PM -0500, John Zbesko wrote: > > Thank you for your reply. What I haven't found is instruction on what > > software to use to actually make the connection. I could use an example, > > like, open a terminal on the laptop, run minicom (?), set minicom to > > vt100 emulation, "connect" to the com port, etc. > > In my experience, the simplest way is to use 'cu' (package 'cu'). For > example, > > cu -s 9600 -l /dev/ttyS0 > > issued on your laptop will connect to the serial console at speed 9600 > using /dev/ttyS0 as the serial device (this might need adjusting > depending on you local set up). After it is connected, press Enter a > couple of times, and you should see the login prompt in your terminal. > If that does not work, check that your cable is actually a null-modem > serial cable [0]. The important part is that it should have the > transmit and receive pins cross-linked on different ends. > > [0] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Null_modem > > Best regards, > -- > Jurij Smakov [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Key: http://www.wooyd.org/pgpkey/ KeyID: C99E03CC > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
