Newbie question

Gert Doering (gert@greenie.muc.de)
Fri, 30 Jul 1999 09:10:21 +0200

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Hi,

On Thu, Jul 29, 1999 at 03:32:15PM -0400, Russell Nelson wrote:
> Gert Doering writes:
>  > If the terminal servers provide a clean /dev/tty* interface, this works
>  > nicely (we do this on big AIX boxes with lotsa modems and terminals).
> 
> Works fine through a rocketport board.  I've got 16 serial ports on my 
> desktop machine:

Uh - a "rocketport board" is not really a "terminal server"... :-)

> # ttyR0 = Pilot
> # ttyR1 = ZyXEL 2864       <- faxing
> # ttyR2 = Camera
> # ttyR3 = upstairs display
> # ttyR4 = Weather Monitor
> # ttyR5 = ZyXEL 1496       <- faxing
> # ttyR6 = servo controller
> # ttyR7 = Bottle Rocket
> # ttyR8 = touchpad

But besides this, the comtrol boards are Really Nice things, yes.  (Servo
controller? Bottle Rocket?  Tell more!).

gert
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