From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG  Sun May 30 07:13:36 2004
Return-Path: <owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125])
	by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8899216A4CE
	for <FreeBSD-questions@FreeBSD.org>;
	Sun, 30 May 2004 07:13:36 -0700 (PDT)
Received: from amsfep18-int.chello.nl (amsfep18-int.chello.nl [213.46.243.13])
	by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 34FFA43D54
	for <FreeBSD-questions@FreeBSD.org>;
	Sun, 30 May 2004 07:13:35 -0700 (PDT)
	(envelope-from Danovitsch@Vitsch.net)
Received: from Vitsch.net ([212.187.78.35]) by amsfep18-int.chello.nl
          (InterMail vM.6.00.05.02 201-2115-109-103-20031105) with ESMTP
          id <20040530141333.VMUY25344.amsfep18-int.chello.nl@Vitsch.net>;
          Sun, 30 May 2004 16:13:33 +0200
Received: from 192.168.87.6 (b83007.upc-b.chello.nl [212.83.83.7])
	by Vitsch.net (8.12.3p2/8.11.3) with ESMTP id i4UECQfo079223;
	Sun, 30 May 2004 16:12:48 +0200 (CEST)
	(envelope-from Danovitsch@Vitsch.net)
From: "Daan Vreeken [PA4DAN]" <Danovitsch@Vitsch.net>
To: Grant Peel <gpeel@thenetnow.com>
Date: Sun, 30 May 2004 16:12:47 +0200
User-Agent: KMail/1.5.2
References: <000701c4464d$4fd60a30$6601a8c0@grant>
In-Reply-To: <000701c4464d$4fd60a30$6601a8c0@grant>
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain;
  charset="iso-8859-1"
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
Content-Disposition: inline
Message-Id: <200405301612.47347.Danovitsch@Vitsch.net>
cc: FreeBSD-questions@FreeBSD.org
Subject: Re: Serial Device Views
X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1
Precedence: list
List-Id: User questions <freebsd-questions.freebsd.org>
List-Unsubscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions>,
	<mailto:freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org?subject=unsubscribe>
List-Archive: <http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-questions>
List-Post: <mailto:freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
List-Help: <mailto:freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org?subject=help>
List-Subscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions>,
	<mailto:freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org?subject=subscribe>
X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 30 May 2004 14:13:36 -0000

On Sunday 30 May 2004 15:52, Grant Peel wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Here is the second most embarrasing question I have ever asked.
>
> I have a switch (managed), that I can use HyperTerminal (when connected to
> a windows box of course) to view the console.
>
> I seem to be going blind reading the docs on how to view the same console
> when I connect the Switch to the Serial (RS-232 port on any of my FreeBSD
> servers.
>
> Any hints, comments on how to set up freebsd to allow access to the switch
> console would be appreciated.
Try installing "minicom". It's in the ports-tree in : /comms/minicom .
There are other programs to talk to serial ports on FreeBSD, but this is what 
I often use. It's a console program with a nice user interface.

grtz,
Daan