Daniel J Nishimura wrote:
I was wondering if anyone could help me out here. I want to be able to
console into my linux box via the COM port with window's hyperterminal
program. I know I probably need a rj-45/serial port tranceiver and a
rollover cable, or just use a serial cable, but are there special settings
that I have to configure on the linux system? My linux OS is debian
by the way. Thanks in advance.
OK, hardware needed is a null-modem cable. If you have a bunch of cisco
stuff, you can use their consoel cable (which is a rollover cable) and
two of the DB9 to RJ45 converters.
Special settings:
Make sure your kernel has console on serial port enabled. This is a
compile time option under character devices.
Add to the kernel line (in lilo use append=) "console=ttyS0,9600"
(replace 9600 with the bit rate of the serial line that you want to use
and replace ttyS0 with the serial port).
Go to /etc/inittab. Make sure there's a getty running on ttyS0 (or
whatever) so that you can log in.
Reboot; everything should show up on the serial console and you should
get a login prompt as usual.
I use this for my floppy routers sometimes.
--MonMotha
