[ILUG] Using linux as a multiport serial box

[Wesley Darlington]

On Fri, Mar 08, 2002 at 06:35:42AM -0500, Wesley Darlington wrote:
> Does anybody know of any good software for talking to a serial port from
> a linux box? 

This is an interim summary of the replies I've received so far. I haven't
yet found the ideal solution, but I'm far better informed about "serial
port software" on linux than I was a mere hour ago! :-)

Waider suggested I check out seyon in particular, and to check Freshmeat
for terminal emulators in general. Sage advice. I shall continue to do so...

Sean McGrath has been kind enough to point out that more than one person
can vnc into a machine at once, although of course it only makes sense for
one person to type at a time, and that I should investigate kermit! :-)

Ray Kelly suggestd I save myself the inevitable heartache and go buy
myself a proper IP-serial multiplexer right now. I'm beginning to see his
point and agree with him. As an academic exercise, though, I think I'll
persist in my search a little longer (before going and getting somebody
to spring for a real multiplexer (if that is the right word))! :-)

John Reilly suggested I have another look at minicom. I shall do exactly
that. (Past performance being no guide to future performance and all
that... :-)

Thanks to everybody who has replied so far. Apologies to anybody I've
left out, and double apologies to anybody whose contribution I have
misrepresented! Like I say, this is just an interim summary[0], and
I hope to produce a fuller summary in due course.

Wesley.

[0] I'm going away for the weekend, and I've found in the past that if
I don't summarise *something* promptly, it may get left for days, weeks,
even months! :-)