Re: [LI] Serial port access to a router

["Gurunandan R. Bhat" <grbhat@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 22 Nov 1999 subb3@xxxxxxx wrote:

> I am trying to connect to a Cisco router via console. The router and
> the linux box are connected via a serial cable. I have seyon but have
> never used it. What device name is the serial port on? I need to
> access this router and any help is appreciated.

The serial ports are /dev/ttyS# where # indexes ports strting from 0.
/dev/ttyS0 is what DOS would call COM1 /dev/ttyS1 would be COM2 etc. Also
remeber to fix your comm options like parity etc. And of course strings
are exchanged via ATDS.





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