[lug] Minicom

[Nate Duehr]

Correction, x-1 is the serial port you want.  Heh.   Oops.  ;-)

On Mon, Oct 22, 2001 at 04:41:43PM -0600, Nate Duehr wrote:
> Or easier, just go into minicom's setup menu and point it at /dev/ttySx
> where x is the number of the serial port you want. 
> 
> Also, when you set up minicom for accessing serial devices, it is
> usually a good idea to turn off all the modem dialing strings it tries
> to use and modem init features so it doesn't send "ATZ" to your Cisco
> every time you fire it up.  Not that the serial device (Cisco, whatever)
> cares, but it is just a good idea not to have something typing
> "commands" to large network devices... heh.
> 
> On Mon, Oct 22, 2001 at 12:26:53PM -0600, Chip Atkinson wrote:
> > Usually it looks for /dev/modem, which is a symlink to /dev/ttySx where 
> > x is a number reflecting the serial port to which the modem is attached.
> > x is one less than the com port number, thus com1 is ttyS0.
> > 
> > If you don't have a /dev/modem, it's easy enough to create:
> > ln -s /dev/ttySx /dev/modem
> > Chip
> > 
> > Shannon Johnston wrote:
> > 
> > > I'm trying to configure minicom on my laptop so I can console into a
> > > firewall. Can anybody clue me in on the configuration, or let me know what
> > > the com1 device is?
> > > 
> > > Thanks,
> > > 
> > > Shannon Johnston
> > > nunar at nunar.com
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