*BSD News Article 73502


Return to BSD News archive

Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.mira.net.au!vic.news.telstra.net!act.news.telstra.net!psgrain!usenet.eel.ufl.edu!news-res.gsl.net!news.gsl.net!news.mathworks.com!zombie.ncsc.mil!newsgate.duke.edu!godot.cc.duq.edu!newsfeed.pitt.edu!newsflash.concordia.ca!news.nstn.ca!ott.istar!istar.net!van.istar!west.istar!n1van.istar!van-bc!nntp.portal.ca!news.bc.net!unixg.ubc.ca!orca.osg.gov.bc.ca!passer.osg.gov.bc.ca!cschuber
From: cschuber@passer.osg.gov.bc.ca (Cy Schubert - ITSD Open Systems Group)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc,comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc,comp.unix.bsd.misc
Subject: Re: How to use serial port login?
Followup-To: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc,comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc,comp.unix.bsd.misc
Date: 12 Jul 1996 14:06:48 GMT
Organization: BC Systems
Lines: 23
Message-ID: <4s5m5o$au6@orca.osg.gov.bc.ca>
References: <4s4hj6$c76@news.hk.linkage.net>
NNTP-Posting-Host: passer.osg.gov.bc.ca
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2]
Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:23381 comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc:4299 comp.unix.bsd.misc:1238

Kenneth Lam (error@HK.LinkAGE.NET) wrote:

> 	
> 	Could anybody kindly tell me how to use a null modem to 
> 	use the serial port login? what should I set in order to
> 	make the com port active for login? I only editted the /etc/ttys
> 	but it seems the getty is not activated for the serial port,
> 	what else should I do? Could you pls email me tell me how
> 	to do so? Thx in advance.

Enable the serial line by changing the line in /etc/ttys that describes
the serial line from off to on.  Make sure that the baud rate is the one
you want to use.  Then send a HUP signal to init.


Regards,                       Phone:  (604)389-3827
Cy Schubert                    OV/VM:  BCSC02(CSCHUBER)
Open Systems Support          BITNET:  CSCHUBER@BCSC02.BITNET
ITSD                        Internet:  cschuber@uumail.gov.bc.ca
                                       cschuber@bcsc02.gov.bc.ca

		"Quit spooling around, JES do it."