Re: Serial console to RHEL6 on Dell R310?

From	Jeremiah DeWitt Weiner <jdw@panix.com>
Newsgroups	comp.os.linux.setup
Subject	Re: Serial console to RHEL6 on Dell R310?
Date	2011-06-16 19:35 +0000
Organization	PANIX Public Access Internet and UNIX, NYC
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Tauno Voipio <tauno.voipio@notused.fi.invalid> wrote:
> The switch serial port is configured as a DCE (modem), and the
> computer serial port is configured as a DTE, and I guess that your
> cable is a straight cable.

> You need a null-modem cable.

	You know, I bet that that's it...it's been a long time since I had
to think about serial communications!  I'll try and get my hands on a
null-modem cable and see if that does it.  Thanks for the advice -



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Serial console to RHEL6 on Dell R310? Jeremiah DeWitt Weiner <jdw@panix.com> - 2011-06-13 21:19 +0000
  Re: Serial console to RHEL6 on Dell R310? Tim Watts <tw@dionic.net> - 2011-06-13 23:45 +0100
    Re: Serial console to RHEL6 on Dell R310? Jeremiah DeWitt Weiner <jdw@panix.com> - 2011-06-14 15:37 +0000
      Re: Serial console to RHEL6 on Dell R310? Tauno Voipio <tauno.voipio@notused.fi.invalid> - 2011-06-14 20:25 +0300
        Re: Serial console to RHEL6 on Dell R310? Jeremiah DeWitt Weiner <jdw@panix.com> - 2011-06-16 19:35 +0000
      Re: Serial console to RHEL6 on Dell R310? Bill Marcum <bill@lat.localnet> - 2011-06-14 16:20 -0400
  Re: Serial console to RHEL6 on Dell R310? Todd <Todd@invalid.com> - 2011-06-13 20:51 -0700
    Re: Serial console to RHEL6 on Dell R310? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2011-06-14 11:04 +0100
    Re: Serial console to RHEL6 on Dell R310? Doug Freyburger <dfreybur@yahoo.com> - 2011-06-14 14:32 +0000

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