Re: Something like HyperTerminal

["Frank C. Brants" <fcbrants onramp net>]

If you're a "minimalist" type, take a look at cu (stands for Call 
Up).  I've used it extensively to configure routers.  It only requires a 
terminal to run, so you can telnet to a machine & open up a serial 
connection to a router.

[fcbrants@pen fcbrants]$ which cu
/usr/bin/cu
[fcbrants@pen fcbrants]$ rpm -qf /usr/bin/cu
uucp-1.06.1-16
[fcbrants@pen fcbrants]$ cu --help
Taylor UUCP 1.06.1, copyright (C) 1991, 92, 93, 94, 1995 Ian Lance Taylor
Usage: cu [options] [system or phone-number]
 -a,-p,--port port: Use named port
 -l,--line line: Use named device (e.g. tty0)
 -s,--speed,--baud speed, -#: Use given speed
 -c,--phone phone: Phone number to call
 -z,--system system: System to call
 -e: Set even parity
 -o: Set odd parity
 --parity={odd,even}: Set parity
 -E,--escape char: Set escape character
 -h,--halfduplex: Echo locally
 --nostop: Turn off XON/XOFF handling
 -t,--mapcr: Map carriage return to carriage return/linefeed
 -n,--prompt: Prompt for phone number
 -d: Set maximum debugging level
 -x,--debug debug: Set debugging type
 -I,--config file: Set configuration file to use
 -v,--version: Print version and exit
 --help: Print help and exit
[fcbrants@pen fcbrants]$

HTH,

Franko


At 12:32 PM 10/28/1999 , you wrote:
> At work I'm setting up Switches and Routers using the console cable (back of
> device -> 9-pin serial on computer).  On NT I used Hyperterminal to talk to
> the device.  Is there a GUI app (for Gnome possibly?) that will do the same
> thing..?
>
> Thanks,
> Mark
>
>
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