From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Aug 19 13:23:03 2003 Return-Path: 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 DDE5916A4BF for ; Tue, 19 Aug 2003 13:23:03 -0700 (PDT) Received: from mail3.panix.com (mail3.panix.com [166.84.1.74]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F196243FAF for ; Tue, 19 Aug 2003 13:23:02 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from stanb@panix.com) Received: from panix.com (brillig.panix.com [166.84.1.76]) by mail3.panix.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7BDEE9826D for ; Tue, 19 Aug 2003 16:23:02 -0400 (EDT) Received: from teddy.fas.com (pcp01010374pcs.mplsnt01.sc.comcast.net [68.58.176.69]) by panix.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 232EB2AA3F for ; Tue, 19 Aug 2003 16:23:02 -0400 (EDT) Received: from stan by teddy.fas.com with local (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 19pD0P-0002sU-00 for ; Tue, 19 Aug 2003 16:23:01 -0400 Date: Tue, 19 Aug 2003 16:23:00 -0400 From: stan To: Free BSD Questions list Message-ID: <20030819202300.GA10915@teddy.fas.com> Mail-Followup-To: Free BSD Questions list Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline X-Editor: gVim X-Operating-System: Debian GNU/Linux X-Kernel-Version: 2.4.21 X-Uptime: 16:19:58 up 5 days, 9:16, 3 users, load average: 0.04, 0.05, 0.02 User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.4i Sender: Stan Brown Subject: FW: Re: Terminal program on fbsd X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 19 Aug 2003 20:23:04 -0000 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 Cjeck out minicom, and screen from the ports tree alos. And then there is always cu. -- "They that would give up essential liberty for temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." -- Benjamin Franklin