Date: Wed, 4 Feb 1998 01:16:33 -0500 (EST) From: mgraffam@mhv.net To: "Eric C. S. Dynamic" <ecsd@transbay.net> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG, reprint@reprintmint.com Subject: Re: Simple terminal-thru-ethernet multiplexer? Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.3.96.980204010555.30931A-100000@localhost> In-Reply-To: <199802040607.WAA28653@transbay.net>
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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- On Tue, 3 Feb 1998, Eric C. S. Dynamic wrote: > Any software for this? I know there are some boxes out there > supposed to do this, but say my multiport card is stupid > and I still want to use it. > > Tips much appreciated. Hmm.. interesting problem. The way I'd solve it today (prior to a flood of other neat solutions from the people on the group, and assuming I understand your setup) is to do this... I'd set up the terminals to launch "telnet -e '' otherhost" instead of getty. Maybe a small C program would be needed to wait for a carriage return or something, then launch telnet. Heck, you could even do this with ssh instead, to lend security and/or compression to the system. I'd be very surprised if there is not some sort of replacement for getty that will wait for carriage return or carrier detect or some other signal and then launch an arbitrary command. Seems to me this sort of thing would be very handy.. and it is a rare day to find that a completely useless tool does not exist for Unix, let alone one that would actually be needed. :) Michael J. Graffam (mgraffam@mhv.net) http://www.mhv.net/~mgraffam -- Philosophy, Religion, Computers, Crypto, etc "Two things fill the mind with ever new and increasing admiration and awe the more often and steadily we reflect upon them: the starry heavens above and the moral law within me. I do not seek or conjecture either of them as if they were veiled obscurities or extravagances beyond the horizon of my vision; I see them before me and connect them immediately with the consciousness of my existence." - Immanuel Kant "Critique of Practical Reason" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: PGPfreeware 5.0i for non-commercial use Charset: noconv iQCVAwUBNNgHxgKEiLNUxnAfAQHZHwQAorYZvJ6X+cWPkl7d/zC980TdXSot+S8A Dv+vbscPokmxAjQwAopk7Ob0+wSwnxjIuA4OV8D6pUKHgY6+vRVIM4gO1bZlVnTH 7UP1nlNsvVuam/qZivoTweD/Grk62HT0Kc41gYry9bs8Kwyyd2zSeggxK9BrQGAU pigaFg5KCd4= =vdEF -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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