[CentOS] is it possible to login to a switch via RS232 / serial port from the shell?

[John R Pierce]

Rudi Ahlers wrote:
> Hi all
>
> I have a problem switch in our data centre, which is connected to a 
> linux server via a serial cable. I know I can / could access the 
> switch from my Windows PC back at the office, using hyperterm, but 
> trying to access it using minicom just doesn't seem to work.
>
> I have changed the comms in minincom to use /dev/tty0 & the baud rate 
> to 9600, yet I can't seem to connect with minicom. Does anyone know 
> how to connect to a serial device from the console?
>

try /dev/ttyS0 or /dev/ttyS1 for the serial ports.