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From: Donnie Jones <donniejones18@yahoo.com>
Subject: RE: Serial Port Telnet session
To: Joe & Fhe Barbish <barbish@a1poweruser.com>
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Hey, check out this link.  :-D

http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2001/10/11/FreeBSD_Basics.html?page=1

"Accessing a Cisco Router" in FreeBSD.

It should be very helpful. ( I hope.)

-Donnie

--- Joe & Fhe Barbish <barbish@a1poweruser.com> wrote:
> I use tip program in FBSD 4.4. It's all ready
> configurated for com1 & com2
> 
> Tip com1 will open communications through com1. You
> then need a serial cable
> from com1 port to  to a terminal port on the router.
> Read router book for
> commands to talk to router and set configuration.
> This method means router
> equipment must be close to FBSD box. If router is
> all ready plugged into
> network you should be able to telenet right to
> router to configure it. Check
> your router book for details.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
> [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG]On
> Behalf Of Anthony Atkielski
> Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2001 11:31 PM
> To: Joe Joplin; FreeBSD Questions
> Subject: Re: Serial Port Telnet session
> 
> You cannot telnet over a serial port, because it's
> not a TCP/IP connection.
> You have to use a program that is designed to
> communicate with other systems
> directly over the serial port, such as (IIRC) cu or
> tip.  I have not used
> either, but they are standard on FreeBSD, so you can
> just look at the man
> pages for both for details.  (There are probably
> other programs, too.)
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Joe Joplin" <joejop@triad.rr.com>
> To: <questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
> Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2001 03:54
> Subject: Serial Port Telnet session
> 
> 
> How do you start a telnet client session on the
> serial port i.e. connecting
> to a terminal port on a router?
> 
> Joe Joplin
> 
> 
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