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Date:      Wed, 25 Apr 2001 11:25:53 -0700 (PDT)
From:      Linh Pham <lplist@closedsrc.org>
To:        ben calvert <ben@stonehenge-net.com>
Cc:        <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: using my freebsd box _as_ a serial console
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.33.0104251123590.65862-100000@q.closedsrc.org>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.10.10104251023270.32240-100000@sh.stonehenge-net.com>

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On 2001-04-25, ben calvert scribbled:

# i've got a brand-new 12 processor sun box here at work that doesn't seem
# to know that it's got a monitor & keyboard.  i'd like to try to use my
# freebsd machine to act as a serial console, but i can't find documentation
# on how to do this...  help!

I have a laptop running FreeBSD that I use as a serial console to our
Cisco equipment and for basic network monitoring. If you have a serial
cable connected to COM1 on your machine, run the following command:

cu -l/dev/cuaa0

This will connect to COM1 and allow you to command the server from
there. To close the connection, type ~. and wait about 1-2 seconds and
it will disconnect.

-- 
Linh Pham
[lplist@closedsrc.org]

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