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Date:      Tue, 18 Apr 2023 16:05:51 +0200
From:      Souji Thenria <mail@souji-thenria.net>
To:        freebsd@dreamchaser.org, FreeBSD Mailing List <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: serial from usb port, cu using /dev/cuau0
Message-ID:  <b287450d-187d-0ab6-b4e8-94af8270dba5@souji-thenria.net>
In-Reply-To: <2a149c85-7aa3-c92c-0518-219d52971453@dreamchaser.org>
References:  <2a149c85-7aa3-c92c-0518-219d52971453@dreamchaser.org>

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On 4/18/23 14:32, Gary Aitken wrote:
> Assuming that actually happened, how does the system know which
> usb / serial port to use?
> 

Not sure if I understand your question correctly.
But you specify the serial device in your command in this part,
'-l /dev/cuau0', and the device ('/dev/cuau0) is created when you
connect the USB-serial converter.
So, you are telling 'cu' what device to use for your serial connection.

-- 
Souji Thenria




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