[Info-vax] Unix equivalent to SET HOST/DTE ?

[Bob Eager]

On Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:46:14 +0100, ChrisQ wrote:

> JF Mezei wrote:
>> If a unix host has one or more serial ports, what would be the unix
>> equivalent to SET HOST/DTE txa0: ?
>> 
>> (aka: like a telnet, except to a serial port).
> 
> There isn't one. You have to enable the serial port for login, then
> connect a terminal to it, though telnet is more usual.
> 
> Or is that too simple a solution ?...

He's talking about calling out, not calling in.

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