[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> I was just wondering if anyone has ever attempted to make a serial
> connection to a device using a Linux machine. I have a Cabletron hub I
> would like to configure using my linux box but am not sure how exactly to
> get the connection or how to set a serial port up to receive properly. I
> grabbed C-Kermit and minicom just to see if I could mange to get *some*
> form of output from the hub using these communication utilities but managed
> to get nothing. I have found a lot of information on setting a Linux
> machine up to accept a terminal connection ...... but nothing *so far* on
> how to set up a terminal connection from a Linux box to a device. If it
> helps at all I need a VT200 terminal connection to this hub. Any
> information is greatly appreciated,
I just did this the other day for my router. The problem is simply one of
finding the right pinouts and getting/making a cable which mates the tx/rx lines
properly. Hers's a site which will help:
http://www.stallion.com/html/userdoc/easyio/eio_hw4.html
In my case, the router pinout was totally proprietary, though somewhat
"standards-based" in that on an RJ45, leads 2&3 were tx/rx... :^) You will of
course need to find & connect the ground pins. In some cases, the DTR, DSR/CXR,
RTS+CTS leads may also be needed, though usually not for "dumb" devices.
Then, use minicom... setup the baud rate, etc. remove all the modem strings,
turn off any lead monitoring and save the config (ie, as "ctronhub"). Then,
just startup using "minicom ctronhub" when you need it...
HTH,
P.
> Lonny Selinger
> Systems Adminstration
> EDS Canada
-- Pierre
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