From owner-freebsd-hackers Tue Sep 30 07:58:49 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id HAA29709 for hackers-outgoing; Tue, 30 Sep 1997 07:58:49 -0700 (PDT) Received: from tor-adm1.nbc.netcom.ca (taob@tor-adm1.nbc.netcom.ca [207.181.89.5]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id HAA29689; Tue, 30 Sep 1997 07:58:44 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from taob@localhost) by tor-adm1.nbc.netcom.ca (8.8.5/8.8.5) id KAA15636; Tue, 30 Sep 1997 10:58:35 -0400 (EDT) Date: Tue, 30 Sep 1997 10:58:35 -0400 (EDT) From: Brian Tao To: FREEBSD-HACKERS cc: FREEBSD-ISP Subject: Cyclades Cyclom-Y PCI multiport serial as console server? Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk Before I start more troubleshooting, has anyone used the Cyclom-Y 16-port PCI serial controllers as null modem ports? We have several dozen pieces of equipment here that all have serial console ports (Sparcs, Ciscos, Netapps, etc.) Rather than running around with a long cable attached to a VT-420, I wanted to build a FreeBSD box with 64 serial ports and just use cu to get console access. I note that the cy(4) man page from a May 1997 3.0 snapshot states: > BUGS > BREAK is not yet implemented. > > Serial consoles are not implemented. Is there a newer version that does allow me to send breaks to the remote side (very important if you're dealing with Sparcs)? What exactly does "serial consoles" mean in this context? If it works with a modem, I don't see why I can't slap a null modem changer on the cable, and use it as a serial console. I've already modifed /etc/rc.serial to set the ttyc* and cuac* devices to "terminal" rather than the default of "modem". Anything else I need to do? -- Brian Tao (BT300, taob@netcom.ca) "Though this be madness, yet there is method in't"