Re: [SLUG] serial to ethernet

2005-09-05 Thread O Plameras
Richard Hayes wrote: Dear list, I am looking for a way talk between a serial connection and ethernet. Do you mean serial connection and TCP/IP ? If yes, and the two computers you wish to connect are spacially near each other, like not more that 100 feet (in theory) then you can use serial

[SLUG] serial to ethernet

2005-09-04 Thread Richard Hayes
Dear list, I am looking for a way talk between a serial connection and ethernet. I know there are connectors that will do it but I am trying to do it with software to reduce the need for hardware. Would some form of 'softmodem' work? regards, Richard Hayes -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's

Re: [SLUG] serial to ethernet

2005-09-04 Thread Ian Wienand
On Mon, Sep 05, 2005 at 11:48:09AM +1000, Richard Hayes wrote: I know there are connectors that will do it but I am trying to do it with software to reduce the need for hardware. I'm not sure exactly what you are after; it might just require netcat and a pipe to /dev/ttyS0. If it's for