From owner-freebsd-isp Mon Nov 13 14: 9:23 2000 Delivered-To: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org Received: from epcot.revenio.com (unknown [209.202.137.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 8290A37B479 for ; Mon, 13 Nov 2000 14:09:19 -0800 (PST) Received: (qmail 95704 invoked from network); 13 Nov 2000 22:09:18 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO gaston) (10.0.3.49) by epcot.revenio.com with SMTP; 13 Nov 2000 22:09:18 -0000 Message-ID: <000701c04dbe$5e0dc6a0$3103000a@gaston> Reply-To: "Nicholas Basila" From: "Nicholas Basila" To: Cc: , References: Subject: Re: Remote console into FreeBSD 4.1.1 boxen Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2000 17:09:18 -0500 Organization: Revenio, Inc. MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4133.2400 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4133.2400 Sender: owner-freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org To simplify things: edit /etc/ttys and change the line: ttyd0 "/usr/libexec/getty std.9600" dialup off secure to: ttyd0 "/usr/libexec/getty std.9600" dialup on secure Then, try hupping init and try killing any getty you find running. This should allow you to login on the serial console. Hi there, Brian ... > > > On Mon, Nov 13, 2000 at 02:26:58PM -0700, Randy Smith wrote: > > I read the handbook but maybe I missed something. As I said, I can watch > > FreeBSD boot up through the serial port but I can't get a login prompt. > > Are you using '-h' in your boot.config or something else? > > Well, first answer the questions I asked: > > > > > My questions are: > > > > 1) Is it possible to log in to a FreeBSD 4.1.1 (or higher) through a > > > > serial port? > > > > 2) If so, has anyone setup a Lucent PM2 or other box (FreeBSD or > > > > whatever) to console into multiple boxes? (I ask about the PM2 because > I > > > -- > > Randy Smith > > Amigo.Net Webmaster > > 719-589-6100 ext. 113 > > http://www.amigo.net/ > > -- > Brian 'you Bastard' Reichert > 37 Crystal Ave. #303 Daytime number: (603) 434-6842 > Derry NH 03038-1713 USA Intel architecture: the left-hand > path > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message