[Gllug] Serial Ports

[Huw Lynes]

On Tuesday 18 June 2002 10:42, you wrote:
> Hi all
>
> Are there any good guides out there. I have seen loads of guides for
> ppp over the serial port and for modems which do not really look like
> what I am after. What I want is a script of some description with a
> config file for setting the options for the serial console to the
> router. I have all the required settings I just need a simple program
> that is easy enough to configure that an edjit like me will not
> struggle with it. I have looked at minicom but cannot see any decent
> guides (I will try "man minicom" when I install it). I have also got
> a standard redhat install with X on the network if there is anything
> on that that I can use.

We use kermit from washington university here. It compiles fine on SGI 
and Linux which is important to us. We use it for everything from 
configuring switches/firewalls to logging into the PROM on big SGI 
boxes. When we get a new piece of kit we generally have to alter all 
the parameters on the link one-by-one until it works. If you already 
know those settings then it is a piece of cake.

I got up early this morning and consequently that paragraph may have 
made very little sense.

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