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The general purpose communication interface and related protocols. Specifically, a serial interface transfers one bit at a time ("in serial"), and complies with the RS-232 standard.

The general purpose communication interface and related protocols. Specifically, a serial interface transfers one bit at a time ("in serial"), and complies with the RS-232 standard.

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Gigabyte GA-6KIEH-RH | Serial Over LAN

It has been a while since I have worked with hardware and I am in the process of a scratch install of OpenSuSE 11.3. Before installing the OS, I want to make my server as headless as possible. My goal is to be able to use a Serial Console in the…
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Get files from serial port SSH shell

My webserver networking is down. I can open a shell over SSH using serial port. I need to download 2 files (an sql dump and a backup of the entire website: aprox 3GB). To open the shell I must to follow these steps: open an SSH connection to a…
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Getting something out of an old Digi ST-1032

I'm trying to update a setup of a shipping and packaging unit, that makes use of two Digi ST-1032 'Terminal Server' units. I find it a strange name for the devices, but pre-the-nineties it apparently was the name for a device that offers a number of…
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SSH over serial on Windows

I need to establish SSH connection over serial between Windows and Linux machine. I used socat on Linux side to do forwarding from uart to SSH server at localhost and it works fine. Goal: SSH client - Windows(UART) ------------ Linux (UART) - SSH…
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Ubuntu Serial Console Installer Encoding Issue

I'm trying to install Ubuntu 18.04 LTS via serial console. My PXE boot menu works fine, the initial load of the kernel into the ramdisk is legible, but as soon as the Ubuntu installer menu appears, it seems to switch to some strange character…
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Can a tablet device be used as a console to monitor the boot process of a CentOS/RedHat server?

Can a tablet device (e.g., Fire HD 8 tablet) be used as a console, to monitor the boot process of a CentOS/RedHat server? For instance, is it possible to connect a BlueTooth adapter to the tablet's micro-B connector, and another Bluetooth Serial…
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Can you start a getty on /dev/pts/x ? Want a serial connection between my Linux KVM server host and Windows Guest

Here's what I have going on: I have a Debian server running several services in Docker and a couple in KVM. One of the KVM hosts is a Windows 10 VM that I actually use as a desktop by using PCI passthrough of GPU, USB and some other things. On the…
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NetworkManager gsm connection on Simcom SIM5320A via serial port is failing

Device Hardware: Raspberry Pi 3 OS: Raspbian GNU/Linux 10 (buster) NetworkManager: 1.14.6 ModemManager: 1.10.0 Modem: Simcom SIM5320A connected via UART to the port ttyAMA0 Problem I don't think I fully understand what is causing the modem to…
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Mapping a remote serial port to a Debian VM

I have a Debian Stretch VM that is dynamically migrated between a few hosts. I need to connect a serial (RS-232) modem to it. Unfortunately, I cannot use the hypervisor for this. I am looking for a reliable method of mapping a serial port from one…
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How to access Arista switch login?

I have an Arista 7048T-A switch that needs to be set up. However I can't seem to access the login prompt for the switch. I'm using PuTTY over serial connection. What i mean by not being able to access the switch login is that when the CLI boots up I…
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How to Reset a Dell EqualLogic PS6100 Without Password or Serial Access

I have before me a Dell EqualLogic PS6100 with two Type 11 (green) controllers. I have been tasked with refurbishing the unit ready for resale for an IT waste recycling firm. My boss is one of those wonderful people who gives you something to work…
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Serial port console connection to Network Switch

I have a network switch (an HP Procurve) that provides a command line interface that can be accessed via a direct serial port connection. The direct connection is done using an RJ45 connector on the network switch, and a DB9 connector into the…
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RS232 to USB extension cable to network configuration

I'm not sure this is the correct place for this question. I have a console cable to configure network devices like switches (https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/41LDstMTA5L.jpg) So, I want to make an extension cable with an RS232…
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Avocent Cyclades Serial Switch Disable Telnet Login message

Whenever I open a telnet connection via PuTTy to a serial port on my Avocent switch, it will print something like the following message: Sharing connection with other user(s): 'NONE@525', 'NONE@546' Type the hot key to suspend the connection: …
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Setting up a three way serial port from a single existing port

I currently have a device that has a serial port, and on boot this serial port is bound to ttyS1. There is a process on the device (that I have little control over) that takes control of this port so you can talk to it through a serial terminal. I…
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