[SunHELP] Serial Output via Ethernet wire

[Peter Stokes]

Hi

You could also add 2 more serial ports to the PC as well for small amounts
of money, there are also expensive serial cards with 8+ ports on them, but
you are better off back with a term server.

Peter

-----Original Message-----
From: sunhelp-admin at sunhelp.org [mailto:sunhelp-admin at sunhelp.org]On
Behalf Of DAUBIGNE Sebastien - BOR
Sent: 13 November 2001 11:33
To: sunhelp at sunhelp.org
Subject: RE: [SunHELP] Serial Output via Ethernet wire


Another solution is to turn some old unused PC (486 ?)  to a linux box as a
terminal server,
using "minicom" to manage the standard couple of serial ports (ttyS0/ttyS1).
Then you can remotely
take control of both consoles via telneting to the linux box and launching
minicom on the dedicated port.

Even if you're limited to 2 managed consoles per PC (as most PCs have only 2
serial ports),
this is a cheap solution if you have unused PCs in your office.

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Sebastien DAUBIGNE
sebastien.daubigne at sema.fr <mailto:sebastien.daubigne at sema.fr>  - (+33)
(0)5.57.26.56.36
Sema Global Services - AFM/DW/Pessac

	-----Message d'origine-----
	De:	nathan.nichols at cicadacorp.com
[SMTP:nathan.nichols at cicadacorp.com]
	Date:	lundi 12 novembre 2001 19:29
	:	sunhelp at sunhelp.org
	Objet:	RE: [SunHELP] Serial Output via Ethernet wire

	Lantronix makes some devices that attach to serial ports and connect
to
	ethernet on the other end.  Not sure about pricing.

	http://www.lantronix.com/products/xds/uds10/index.html


	-----Original Message-----
	From: Dunbar, Brian [mailto:Brian.Dunbar at Plexus.com]
	Sent: Monday, November 12, 2001 11:33 AM
	To: 'sunhelp at sunhelp.org'
	Subject: [SunHELP] Serial Output via Ethernet wire


	Serial Output via Ethernet wire

	I have a small collection of Sun machines in a closet.  I'd like to
access
	their serial ports from my desk.  I have an unused Ethernet cable
run
	between the two.

	What's the best way (Is there a way?) to pipe the output from the
various
	serial ports on the sun computers via the Ethernet run to my desk?

	(fwiw, my previous solution to this was to have a conduit running
from the
	server space to my workstation in the next office and a real long
serial
	cable.  I've been moved.)

	Brian Dunbar
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