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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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What are the minimum permissions to read the WMI class 'MSSerial_PortName'?

I am configuring a local application user (part of BUILTIN\Users) on a Windows 7 kiosk. The kiosk has a special USB device running on a virtual COM port. The user needs permission to read the WMI class, MSSerial_PortName, in the root\WMI namespace,…
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Forwarding serial port over network and back to serial char device on remote host (socat?)

I'm working with a linux application which needs to talk with a remotely-located serial (rs-232) device. I've worked out how to use socat on the remote end to send the device's serial data over an IP connection, but how do I then convert that IP…
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QEMU and serial ports on the guest OS

Has anyone successfully managed to run a Guest OS in QEMU/KVM where the guest has full access to the Hosts serial port(s), be it /dev/ttyS0, COM1, or a virtual serial port provided by the Host. It seems the documentation on -chardev, -serial, etc.…
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How to configure UNIX or Linux for administration via serial connection

How can I configure my UNIX or/and Linux PC with COM port to support serial console connections? I would like to connect my notebook to that PC via a console cable and manage the PC with terminal emulation software like putty, as if I use keyboard…
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ESXi Serial licensing dongle

We have a server that hosts an old application that uses a serial dongle to license its product. We converted the physical server to a virtual server running in VMWare server running on Windows and everything is working fine. We now are looking to…
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Serial Over LAN on FreeBSD with SuperMicro X9-SCM-F

How can I setup Serial-Over-Lan (SOL) on FreeBSD with a SuperMicro X9-SCM-F motherboard? There are a few resources out there but they contradict each other, are unclear, and don’t actually allow me to get SOL working past the boot loader.
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Protocol choice for Machine-to-Machine communication - level:n00b

I am building a monitoring system for an irrigation pump and the connected pipeline. So far I have completed the sensor network. Everything connects to a micro-controller board (actually 4 Teensy 3.0 boards) and the board is programmed to output a…
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Windows/Linux socat to share a serial device over IP

I have a scenario where I demonstrated to my group @ work how to share a very expensive USB patient simulator plugged into a Raspberry Pi (Debian) using socat. The group wants to be able to have an on-demand, bi-directional connection to the serial…
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How to perform a APC 9617 Reset?

I've locked myself out of an APC 9617 management card. Trying to figure out how to reset the password, or even the card to factory defaults. All the documentation I can find says to connect to the serial interface on the 9617 and initiate a reset…
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Free software to monitor serial port communication

I'm looking for the Wireshark of Serial Port monitoring. I'd prefer free/open-source software, but am willing to look at commercial solutions if the price is reasonable. It needs to be compatible with Windows Vista/7 and will be used to monitor all…
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What is a a good serial-to-USB adapter?

Serial ports on devices are still used for many things, especially on network devices. However, most modern laptops no longer have serial (aka "COM") ports. So what I'm curious about is: what is a good adapter, or chipset used in adapters, that…
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How can I connect to a cisco switch via serial console cable from powershell?

I don't actually need to perform any operations on the switch. I just need to verify it's there. I have some remote servers that I need to verify have the blue serial console cable hooked up correctly. Rather than RDC into each of them and…
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APC Smart UPS serial connection on Windows Server 2012 R2

I have an APC UPS 620 and a Windows Server 2012 R2 (non virtual) server. The server and the UPS are connected with genuine APC serial signaling cable. Without installing any software the APC is not recognized as a device in the Device Manager. Is…
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Connecting to a serial port/COM1 in Windows 7

I have an external device (running a small Linux-based OS) that I need to log in to via the Windows 7 command line. The device is connected to COM1 with a USB-to-serial cable. How do I do this without HyperTerminal (which doesn't come w/7)? I know…
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Open serial (COM1) line on Linux to manage a switch through the console

I have connected a switch to a PC with a serial cable, and I want to manage it. What utility can I use to open a serial line and manage the switch through the console? On Windows I used PuTTY (serial line COM1).
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