On Wed, Oct 03, 2007 at 09:29:40PM -0700, Amit Uttamchandani wrote: > Hey guys, > > I know this may seem so obvious but I have no experience with this at > all. Basically I want to access the console interface of a network > interface device using RS-232. > > I am pretty sure linux/unix has built in support for this but how does > it work? > > Do I just plug it in? > > Where do I set the baud rate? > > And I usually need to transfer files via the 1K Xmodem protocol. Do I > need an external software for this? > > At work we use windows terminals to access these devices (using built > in HyperTerminal program or PuTTY). But I would like to recommend the > use of debian etch.
Read the serial HOWTO, the remote-serial-console-HOWTO, the text-terminal-HOWTO, etc. Then you run minicom or other terminal emulator. File transfer via the rzsz package that integrates into minicom. Doug. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
