COM Terminal in Linux?

gsibble · 01-28-2004, 10:54 PM

Heya! I need a program which will open a 9600 baud terminal on COM1 on the command line in linux.

Like hyperterm in windows, but on the command line.

So what should I use? Thanks!

-G

Neorio · 01-29-2004, 12:22 AM

I'm pretty sure the Linux equivalent is KPPP

I have it on my Fedora desktop.

Oh sorry, you meant the command line.... doesn't telnet do that?

gsibble · 01-29-2004, 12:32 AM

Telnet will connect over a network connection to a port on another computer.

I need something for a serial COM port on the computer.

-G

adz · 01-29-2004, 01:45 AM

Does it have to be command line? Can it be ncurses based? If so then minicom should do the trick.

gsibble · 01-29-2004, 01:55 AM

k

I'd still prefer command line. Any other ideas? Thanks!

XavierP · 02-01-2004, 04:09 PM

Telnet is insecure, but that said, try man telnet in a console.

michaelk · 02-01-2004, 06:08 PM

IMO minicom is exactly what you are looking for. It would be similar to the old DOS Procomm.

ncurses is a programing library for formating characters in a text console
A good app with ncurses would be midnight commander.

frieza · 02-01-2004, 06:17 PM

i would reccomend minicom as well, i have used it with verry little trouble