Date: 13 Feb 1999 02:33:21 +0100 From: naddy@mips.rhein-neckar.de (Christian Weisgerber) To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Use a FreeBSD box as the console for a machine with NO video-card Message-ID: <7a2kp1$mik$1@mips.rhein-neckar.de> References: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9902120910080.3639-100000@axolotl.ic.gc.ca>
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Antonio Bemfica <antonio@axolotl.ic.gc.ca> wrote:
> I have an SGI box which has no video-card and is connected via a serial
> link to a PC running Windows. A simple terminal program is used to access
> the console.
>
> I want to get rid of the WindowsPC and use a FreeBSD box to access the
> SGI.
You can use the same approach as with the MS Windows box. Connect the
FreeBSD machine's serial port to the console port of the SGI. Use a
simple communications program for access, e.g. cu(1).
--
Christian "naddy" Weisgerber naddy@mips.rhein-neckar.de
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