Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2000 15:34:58 -0700 (PDT) From: Todd Backman <todd@flyingcroc.net> To: Alfred Perlstein <bright@wintelcom.net> Cc: Andy Farkas <andyf@speednet.com.au>, questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: portmaster usage? Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0008161532110.6276-100000@security1.noc.flyingcroc.net> In-Reply-To: <20000816095756.N4854@fw.wintelcom.net>
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do:
telnet -e "whateveryouwantfortheescapecharacter" ip.of.the.portmaster
man telnet:
-e escape char
Sets the initial telnet telnet escape character to escape
char.
If escape char is omitted, then there will be no escape
character.
- Todd
On Wed, 16 Aug 2000, Alfred Perlstein wrote:
> * Andy Farkas <andyf@speednet.com.au> [000816 07:11] wrote:
> >
> > On Tue, 15 Aug 2000, Alfred Perlstein wrote:
> >
> > > I just got a portmaster here and not having used one before I'm a
> > > buit perplexed as to how one sends a BREAK over serial with it,
> > > right now I just telnet into and use 'attach s<whatever>'.
> > > using ^] and telling telnet to send a break doesn't seem to
> > > work.
> >
> > Tell telnet to 'send esc'. You may need to do it twice.
> >
> > > I heard there's a way to get the portmaster to offer a
> > > service that allows me to use ptys on a box as serial ports
> > > somehow. Does anyone have any pointers as to how I can do this
> > > on FreeBSD? Will I be able to send a break if I do that?
> >
> > Not sure what you mean. Portmaster docs are online at www.livingston.com.
>
> The idea is to send a serial break which allows me to break into
> the kernel debugger. 'send esc' allows me to drop the connection
> but 'send break' allows me to enter the debugger.
>
> No worries, i have it working now. :)
>
> --
> -Alfred Perlstein - [bright@wintelcom.net|alfred@freebsd.org]
> "I have the heart of a child; I keep it in a jar on my desk."
>
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