On Sun, 2008-02-24 at 08:36 -0800, Rogelio wrote: > I have two serial-related questions > > (1) What is the CentOS (or *nix) equivalent of Hyperterminal in > Windows? Sometimes I'm on a CentOS box and need to, say, console into > a Cisco or something. minicom or kermit. > and > > (2) I have a CentOS server that I may need to transport somewhere and > will most likely *not* want to carry around the monitor. Where should > I look in connecting to my server via a serial connection? If you're looking for a console server, opengear sells excellent and relatively inexpensive stuff. Also, cyclades, lantronix, perle, and others. If you just want a box to configure your server onsite, use a laptop with a null modem cable and a terminal emulator installed.