[Tfug] Re: Serial modems for remote administration

[Steve Bowers]

PPP :( The box is locked in server room and I have to wait up to 24 hours 
sometimes just to get access.
 

Harry McGregor writes: 

> Console or PPP? 
> 
> Console only, you should be able to setup getty to listen to
> /dev/ttyS(x) on your Linux box (don't know the OBSD device names). 
> 
> Something like this in your /etc/inittab 
> 
> T3:23:respawn:/sbin/mgetty -x0 -s 57600 ttyS3 
> 
> 		Harry 
> 
> On Tue, 2003-12-30 at 15:20, Steve Bowers wrote:
>> I've been googling most of the morning and have not found a good resource 
>> for this yet. Would someone have a resource for using an external modem 
>> attached to an OBSD or Linux box for remote mgmt? I'd like to be able to 
>> dial-in to the box when problems arise. 
>> 
>> Steve
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