Server Fault Stack Exchange
Server Fault Stack Exchange

Questions tagged [serial]

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.

215 questions
31
votes
1 answer

Windows serial console

How do I enable a serial console on Windows (2008 and/or 2012) such that I can log into it like the Good Old Days of Real Servers and issue provisioning commands, ideally via PowerShell? $ cu -l /dev/ttyS0 Connected. Welcome to…
MikeyB
  • 38,725
  • 10
  • 102
  • 186
28
votes
3 answers

Sniff serial port on Linux

How can I sniff packets communicated through a serial port on Linux?
user34870
26
votes
3 answers

How to start qemu directly in the console (*not* in curses or SDL)

I seem to recall being able to start qemu with only the terminal emulator output, with the graphic window disabled. And here I don't mean with the ncurses interface, that one is nice, but I want the output to flow directly into my terminal, to make…
anarcat
  • 740
  • 1
  • 9
  • 18
26
votes
3 answers

How to determine the baud rate of a serial port?

I'm setting up a console server and I need to determine the correct baud rate of my port. I'd like to do this from the command line, if possible. Does anyone know how?
thepocketwade
  • 1,525
  • 5
  • 16
  • 27
13
votes
6 answers

Real benefits of serial console servers (with modern server hardware)?

I'm working in a new environment that makes heavy use of serial console servers for server management. They are augmented with switched PDUs for power management. They are not using the DRAC capabilities of the existing servers. I'm adding new HP…
ewwhite
  • 194,921
  • 91
  • 434
  • 799
10
votes
3 answers

Connect to switch's console port through ethernet patch panel

In our office building, we have a Cisco SRW2048 switch. On the back, it has a serial port for console connections. I would like to connect this console port to my computer in my room. The switch is located in the network room next to the ethernet…
gen_Eric
  • 201
  • 1
  • 5
  • 16
9
votes
3 answers

Synergy over a serial connection?

Synergy is a well known tool to have only one keyboard and mouse for two networked (TCP/IP) computers with a screen each. I loved to use it at my former job. Now, at my new job, I've still got two PC, but they are in completely different and…
lImbus
  • 497
  • 4
  • 13
9
votes
1 answer

ESXi - serial console as default console

I have headless Supermicro server with IPMI as my ESXi 5 but I would like to use serial console as default console for ESXi instead of accessing it via IPMI VGA console redirection. I have some problems with java with IPMI and I also prefer text ui…
jirib
  • 1,240
  • 8
  • 15
9
votes
1 answer

Giving a new life to an old SPARC machine - boot and install related problems

My problem isn't one you encounter on a daily basis, yet I find interesting enough to share and ask for help. From the beginning: the academic scientific group I am a member of (we are focused on networking-related stuff) got today an ooold SPARC…
Wiesław Herr
  • 340
  • 1
  • 9
8
votes
3 answers

How to enable and use the serial terminal of a HP Microserver Gen9?

I have a HP ProLiant Microserver Gen9. It has HP ILO version 4, but the Java based Remote Console doesn't work reliably and I can't use it after the POST screen in the free version of ILO (asks me to buy an ILO Advanced license). So I want to use…
nh2
  • 736
  • 2
  • 10
  • 18
8
votes
3 answers

Is disk serial readable from supermicro chassis?

We are working with a hosting company for managing our dedicated servers. We asked for a replacement disk on one of the servers by providing the serial number. They took out 2 other disks instead and put them back in. When we asked for an…
refik
  • 193
  • 6
8
votes
4 answers

Serial Over Lan doesn't redirect OS terminal

I'm trying to create a monitoring system for a remote machine using an IPMI Serial Over Lan (SOL) console. The remote OS is RHEL 6, the mobo manufacturer is Supermicro. I've successfully enabled SOL redirection in the BIOS. This allows me to see the…
user2870990
  • 81
  • 1
  • 1
  • 2
8
votes
4 answers

How do I use a Minitel terminal as a linux dumb terminal

I recently purchased a US version of the Alcatel Minitel terminal. I think it's a 1B version. Pictures of it here: http://www.catpa.ws/pics/minitel2.jpg http://www.catpa.ws/pics/minitel3.jpg I tried connecting a null modem to the 25 pin port on the…
Pawz Lion
  • 464
  • 3
  • 7
  • 12
8
votes
3 answers

Serial port forwarding over TCP/IP (linux server)

I am looking for a way to use a remote serial port on a linux machine over LAN. The machine is running ubuntu 10.04 and I have a arduino board connected to it, that I would like to be able to reprogram or listen/talk to serial output of it over LAN.…
Kamil Zadora
  • 217
  • 1
  • 3
  • 9
7
votes
8 answers

How can I simulate a modem over a VOIP connection?

I have a hardware device I need a server to dial into at regular intervals. The problem is I no longer have a POTS line or a modem in any of development computers, and all my production servers are virtual. I went out and got a usb modem for…
reconbot
  • 2,435
  • 3
  • 25
  • 30
1
2 3
…
14 15