HOWTO USE MINICOM TO CONNECT A ROUTER

HOWTO USE MINICOM TO CONNECT A ROUTER

"Use minicom to connect to the router, firewall via the serial port" - Huzeyfe Önal - (2006-03-27 10:12:52) [3194]
You can use minicom to connect your router or like hardware appliances.(In windows HyperTerminal is populer..). At first sure you have minicom program. (whcih minicom, locate minicom etc..) After, su - root
and run
#minicom -s
minicom is text menu-based program, set the options below;
#minicom -s
Choose "Serial port setup"
A - Serial Device : /dev/ttyS0
Type /dev/ttyS0 (or another serial port you use)
Enter, Esc
E - Bps/Par/Bits : 38400 8N1 and change this values to 9600 8N1
Esc..
F - Hardware Flow Control : Yes
Change this value to No
Choose "Save setup as dfl" or another profile name
then use minicom ..

Cristhian Nunez