Rudi Ahlers wrote:
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?
That should work, but I usually use kermit which has a lot more options and is scriptable.
With kermit, try:
set line /dev/ttyS0 set carrier off (just in case the device doesn't raise CD) connect
then it is control-] followed by 'c' to get back to kermit.
where do I get kermit? yum install kermit returned no results
The machine where I use it is still running Centos 4.x - and it looks like it has been dropped from 5.x. If rpmfind doesn't locate a copy, the home for the kermit project is http://www.columbia.edu/kermit/ and C-kermit would be the version for Linux.