[ale] serial console

[Chris Fowler]

You don't need DOC's.  This is too easy


-----Original Message-----
From: Geoffrey [mailto:esoteric at 3times25.net]
To: ale at ale.org
Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2002 7:55 PM
To: ALE
Subject: Re: [ale] serial console


Hold that thought, Iv'e found more docs... :)

Geoffrey wrote:

> I would like to use the linux serial console for one of my boxes.  What
> I'd like to do is have that serial connected to the serial of my primary
> box so that I could pull up an xterm on that box with the console output
> of the previous box.  Does that make sense?
>
> Anyway, I was wondering if anyone had ever done this?  I know you
> normally need a null modem cable for serial console, but I'm thinking
> that since I'm going to another serial port, that won't be necessary, or
> would it??
>
> Anyone see why this is NOT feasible?


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