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Date:      Wed, 16 Aug 2000 15:34:58 -0700 (PDT)
From:      Todd Backman <todd@flyingcroc.net>
To:        Alfred Perlstein <bright@wintelcom.net>
Cc:        Andy Farkas <andyf@speednet.com.au>, questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: portmaster usage?
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.21.0008161532110.6276-100000@security1.noc.flyingcroc.net>
In-Reply-To: <20000816095756.N4854@fw.wintelcom.net>

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do: 

telnet -e "whateveryouwantfortheescapecharacter" ip.of.the.portmaster

man telnet:

     -e escape char
             Sets the initial telnet telnet escape character to escape
	     char.
             If escape char is omitted, then there will be no escape
	     character.

- Todd

On Wed, 16 Aug 2000, Alfred Perlstein wrote:

> * Andy Farkas <andyf@speednet.com.au> [000816 07:11] wrote:
> > 
> > On Tue, 15 Aug 2000, Alfred Perlstein wrote:
> > 
> > > I just got a portmaster here and not having used one before I'm a
> > > buit perplexed as to how one sends a BREAK over serial with it,
> > > right now I just telnet into and use 'attach s<whatever>'.
> > > using ^] and telling telnet to send a break doesn't seem to
> > > work.  
> > 
> > Tell telnet to 'send esc'.  You may need to do it twice.
> > 
> > > I heard there's a way to get the portmaster to offer a
> > > service that allows me to use ptys on a box as serial ports
> > > somehow.  Does anyone have any pointers as to how I can do this
> > > on FreeBSD?  Will I be able to send a break if I do that?
> > 
> > Not sure what you mean.  Portmaster docs are online at www.livingston.com.
> 
> The idea is to send a serial break which allows me to break into
> the kernel debugger.  'send esc' allows me to drop the connection
> but 'send break' allows me to enter the debugger.
> 
> No worries, i have it working now. :)
> 
> -- 
> -Alfred Perlstein - [bright@wintelcom.net|alfred@freebsd.org]
> "I have the heart of a child; I keep it in a jar on my desk."
> 
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