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Date: Tue, 19 Aug 1997 17:52:37 -0700
From: Robert Clark <ROBERTC@PII.COM>
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Subject: Emulating a Xylogics Annex 3.
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Scenario: 16 NC controlled drills that download their programs at 9600
bps from a Xylogics Annex 3. (Network Terminal Server)

When the drill operator puts the drill into terminal emulator mode and hits
enter, the NTS responds by "rlogin" as user "dyna4" into a system
identified as "drillhost".

Question1: Can a PC running FreeBSD (with a 16port serial card) be
configured to behave in a similar manner? (Perhaps by modifying
/etc/ttys?)

Question2: The Xylogics manual mentions a program "rtelnet" that runs
on various UNIX variants, and  creates pseudodevices in /dev that look
like local serial ports, but actually use the Xylogics ports, across the
network.  Is this sort of thing possible on FreeBSD?

Can I make a pseudodevice that uses a "telnet" connection to connect
to a resource connected to a different UNIX system's serial port?

Why? Because I have at least one binary program that only runs on one
UNIX version, and I would like to not put a worstation in, just to serve up
drill files.

				Thanks in advance for any info.
						[RC]