Date: Thu, 9 May 1996 21:38:56 -0700 (PDT) From: Doug White <dwhite@riley-net170-164.uoregon.edu> To: eharley <eharley@lightside.com> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Can I use a mac as a serial terminal Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.91.960509213551.20222B-100000@riley-net170-164.uoregon.edu> In-Reply-To: <v02130404adb822a28c6f@[198.81.209.32]>
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On Thu, 9 May 1996, eharley wrote: > I have FBSD going on a pc and I also own a mac. Can I use the mac and a > null modem cable to get a terminal session to pop up on the mac out of the > pc? Sure. Just get an appropriate null-modem cable, plug it into both machines, configure the PCs serial port as a hardware terminal in /etc/ttys, and run your favorite terminal program (or kermit) on your Mac. Set the serial port settings appropriately, hit <enter> and run away. A network connection may be more useful -- then you can use network clients (web browsers, fetch, et al) to access your PC. Cost is the only problem here if you have to get new parts, plus drop cables. Doug White | University of Oregon Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major
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