From: zzulich@ipc1.rrzn.uni-hannover.de (Thomas Ulich) Subject: Re: HELP - Need to log in through serial port Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1992 16:23:39 GMT
cronin@en.ecn.purdue.edu (Fester the Penguin) writes:
: modem adapters I need... but, how do I set up Linux to accept logins from
: the serial port? Preferably something I can type blind... :-) This'll let me
: use the PC for some things until I can get enough money for another VGA
: monitor.....
Usually it's easy to do:
Just edit the file /etc/inittab. Therein you'll find a commented line that
says something like:
/dev/ttys1 ... <baud-rate>...
^
!------- Number 1 = com2, 0 = com1, 2 = com3 ...
The 's' stands for serial :-)
Remove the '#' and set the baud-rate the way you like (I use 38400).
After that you should edit /etc/securetty and add your serial line to that
list. Otherwise you won't be allowed to login as root from your Terminal.
Using su to become the root is possible anyway.
Finally you have to reboot your Linux to get the things working.
On the PC I prefer MS-Kermit to communicate with that Linux-Machine.
Read the documentation of Linux-Kermit that comes with the SLS's.
There you'll find the hints you need to install Kermit correctly.
Good luck,