redirect incoming telnet to com port

[Ilya Kazakevich]

hello everybody

>
> i have freebsd8.2.  i want to redirect incoming telnet from telnet port to
> a com port. i mean if somebody telnet to my system with a specific port (or
> 22 which is default telnet port), connect to com port and can talk to modem
> (something like cisco).
>
> is it possible or not?
>
> any hints or comments are really appreciated.
>

Are your talking about "reverse telnet" cisco functionality?

Try to use comserv:
http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/ports.cgi?query=comserv&stype=all

".Additionally, comservd can serve up local serial ports to remote
systems..."

Ilya.