Serial Device Views

[Murray Taylor]

On Mon, 2004-05-31 at 03:15, Warren Block wrote:
> On Sun, 30 May 2004, Grant Peel wrote:
> 
> > I have a switch (managed), that I can use HyperTerminal (when connected to a
> > windows box of course) to view the console.
> >
> > I seem to be going blind reading the docs on how to view the same console
> > when I connect the Switch to the Serial (RS-232 port on any of my FreeBSD
> > servers.
> >
> > Any hints, comments on how to set up freebsd to allow access to the switch
> > console would be appreciated.
> 
> cu -s9600 -l/dev/cuaa0
> 
> Change the values if needed.  And the next question is "How do I get out 
> of it?" which is the key sequence "~." (tilde-dot).
> 
> -Warren Block * Rapid City, South Dakota USA

Or use tip

Its like cu but more basic .... no file transfers etc just keyboard to
serial port and return (I use it to manage networked serial servers via
comserv)

man tip 
and
man remote

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