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On 24/06/06, Gerhard Hoogterp <gerhard@×××××××××××××.nl> wrote: |
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> While there were cables using the parallel port for communication, they always |
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> needed special software to deal with this. A nul-modem though used to be |
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> serial and as such worked the normal tty stuff. |
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That's right. Null modems are used for serial connections (i.e. to a |
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serial console on your Linux box). Between two machines you would |
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usually use a null modem cable and set up a new modem connection on |
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the OS software side so that they communicate using a common protocol, |
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e.g. tcp/ip. To send files you could use X Y or Zmodem and a comms |
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application. |
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Not entirely sure what a command line approach would be (a getty or |
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anything that works over tcp/ip I guess?) |
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Have you looked at this: |
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http://www.vanemery.com/Linux/Serial/serial-console.html |
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Regards, |
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Mick |
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