John R Pierce wrote: > 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. > _______________________________________________ Sorry, I am using ttyS0 no tty0 - using ttyS1 doesn't help either. Am I doing this right? I press CTRL + A + M to Initialize Modem, or should I be issuing a different command to connect? -- Kind Regards Rudi Ahlers CEO, SoftDux Web: http://www.SoftDux.com Check out my technical blog, http://blog.softdux.com for Linux or other technical stuff, or visit http://www.WebHostingTalk.co.za for Web Hosting stuff