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On Tue, 19 Aug 2003, Jonas wrote:

> I have connected the console port on a Cisco router to COM1 on my fbsd
> box.
>
> Which program on the fbsd can I use to access the router?
> Does the COM port need to be mounted and how do I set the speed?

tip com1  works fine for console access.

"man tip" will tell you how to get out of the session, so I recommend you
run it first.

KeS