[lug] Minicom

[Nate Duehr]

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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