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On Saturday 24 June 2006 12:49 pm, Lord Sauron wrote: |
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> I honestly am harbouring delusions of using the faster null modem |
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> stuff to directly sync my laptop with a future Linux CVS/Web server, |
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> so that I can have a update of the whole smash in my laptop once a |
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> day, rather than waiting for a slow internet connection remotely. |
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> It's just an idea I'm playing around with, and playing around is good |
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> (99% of the time, anyways). |
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I used to setup linux-based embedded systems running agetty on the serial |
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port. That allowed us to connect to the machine with just a null-modem cable |
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(Windows client using hyperterm usually) and login directly if the network |
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went screwy. |
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The thing I remember most about the whole process was that running over a |
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serial connection was slow as molasses. You need to set a baud rate on the |
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line (the server and client must agree on the rate) and you basically get |
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dial-up speeds. If there is a way to coax 2Mb/s out of the thing I never |
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found it. |
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If you are looking for a linux client, look for a program called kermit. |
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It's been at least 5 years since I last used it, but I believe that is what |
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we used to use. |
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Josh |
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