[TriLUG] Stupid question time - Serial terminal and Linux

[Ron Joffe]

On Monday 23 February 2004 19:59, Kevin Flanagan wrote:
> 	I have a system that has only a serial console, I can attach to it with
> Windows and a terminal program just fine, so I know that my hardware is
> fine, but what I can't remember is how to attach an xterm, or for that
> matter a Virtual console, to a serial port /dev/ttyS0 (com1)

I have used "screen /dev/ttys0" for just such a system for many years. 

Ron