try minicom, perhaps. i used to use it frequently back in the day. it comes with redhat:
[tcl@jobo tcl]$ rpm -qi minicom Name : minicom Relocations: (not relocateable) Version : 1.83.1 Vendor: Red Hat, Inc. Release : 16 Build Date: Tue 28 Aug 2001 12:09:41 PM PDT Install date: Sat 08 Dec 2001 09:41:17 AM PST Build Host: stripples.devel.redhat.com Group : Applications/Communications Source RPM: minicom-1.83.1-16.src.rpm Size : 293459 License: GPL Packager : Red Hat, Inc. <http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla> Summary : A text-based modem control and terminal emulation program. Description : Minicom is a simple text-based modem control and terminal emulation program somewhat similar to MSDOS Telix. Minicom includes a dialing directory, full ANSI and VT100 emulation, an (external) scripting language, and other features. [tcl@jobo tcl]$ (7.3 has a more recent version than that) or its home page is (i think): http://www.netsonic.fi/~walker/minicom.html i'm sure there are many other options out there too. search http://freshmeat.net/ if you like. -tcl. On 13 Jul 2002, Chris Cameron wrote: > I guess I should have been more specific, I'm looking to do this with a > null cable between two computers. > > My fault. > > Chris > > > On Sat, 2002-07-13 at 10:19, Anthony E. Greene wrote: > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > > Hash: SHA1 > > > > On 13-Jul-2002/10:04 -0600, Chris Cameron <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >I'm hoping someone can suggest a program that'll let me use my computer > > >as a terminal. Something like SecureCRT lets me do in windows. > > > > It depends on how you want to connect to the remote server. > > > > There's telnet (not recommended) and SSH for connections over a network > > (including dialup PPP). Then there's minicom for serial dialup > > connections. All are included in Red Hat distros. > > > > Tony > > - -- > > Anthony E. Greene <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]%3E> > > OpenPGP Key: 0x6C94239D/7B3D BD7D 7D91 1B44 BA26 C484 A42A 60DD 6C94 239D > > AOL/Yahoo Messenger: TonyG05 HomePage: <http://www.pobox.com/~agreene/> > > Linux. The choice of a GNU generation <http://www.linux.org/> > > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > > Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux) > > Comment: Anthony E. Greene <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 0x6C94239D > > > > iD8DBQE9MFMNpCpg3WyUI50RAlWBAKCvPyt1P0Zs4L1RxJRBlZ4Y3MguwwCePif6 > > xRxw6wlOYgsR1CMDK991xEk= > > =zCWs > > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Redhat-list mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > _______________________________________________ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
