Paul Sutton wrote: > We have need, at the South Devon Tech Jam to gain access to a switch > that has a serial port, but using the serial port, (having issues using > the switch ip address). > > I have a netbook running debian along with a usb -> 9 pin serial > connector cable. and have been asked to install software to allow serial > connection. > > "Something that gives as close to a proper RS232 serial port operation > as possible." > > As there seems to be a wide range of options presented by 'apt search > serial' I decided to ask here for recommendations please.
Use Minicom, or Xminicom to provide a bit of comfort to text-mode phobics. How close you can get to "proper RS232 serial port operation" will probably be limited by the USB <-> serial chip in that cable. -- John Hasler jhas...@newsguy.com Elmwood, WI USA
