Date: Fri, 13 Oct 2000 08:40:57 -0400 From: "Potts, Ross" <rpotts@harris.com> To: 'Drew Tomlinson' <drewt@writeme.com>, daniel.cuthbert@uk.psi.com, Freebsd-Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: RE: terrible question but have to ask it Message-ID: <95B669A7D872D41182A600508BDFFB8C12D5AD@mlbmx7.ess.harris.com>
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Once you know which serial port you want to use(and set it up in the kernel), you can use something like the following(from a SUN box): #tip -9600 /dev/term/a ~. will kill it. > -----Original Message----- > From: Drew Tomlinson [SMTP:drewt@writeme.com] > Sent: Friday, October 13, 2000 8:17 AM > To: daniel.cuthbert@uk.psi.com; Freebsd-Questions > Subject: RE: terrible question but have to ask it > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Dan Cuthbert [mailto:daniel.cuthbert@uk.psi.com] > > Sent: Friday, October 13, 2000 5:04 AM > > To: Freebsd-Questions > > Subject: terrible question but have to ask it > > > > > > Can anyone tell me what command you issue to connect to a > > freebsd server > > using a console cable? > > at present im being forced to use win2k, but would prefer it > > if i could use > > free, but im not sure about the serial connection setup > > There's not a "command" per se. You have to tell your kernel to use the > serial port for a console. I don't recall exactly how to do it but I found > the information in the handbook at http://www.freebsd.org. > > HTH > > Drew > > > cheers > > > > dan > > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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