[rescue] running Netra headless (new rescue)

[William Enestvedt]

> I managed to rescued a Netra T 105!
>
   One of the sweetest sounds in English is hearing someone say the word
"free."
>
> I'd like to control the Netra from my Mac G4.
>
   Cool -- though once it's up & running, you won't need a console connection
as much as, say, and SSH session.
>
> Can I connect the Mac modem port (RJ45) directly to the
> serial port on the Netra (also a RJ45)?
>
   Well, your modem port is an RJ11 and your Ethernet port's an RJ45 -- but I
was wondering something similar myself last week. I have a dozen V100's but no
console server, and I suddenly found yself without a system that had a serial
port! I ended up being given a Targus USB-to-Serial adapter, and then plugging
that, with the Sun-supplied serial-to-RJ45 adapter inline, to a normal patch
cable so I could use a laptop with Slackware as my terminal.
>
> If so, then how would I direct a terminal session in OSX to
> connect via the modem port to the Netra?
>
   You'd need to tell your terminal emulation software which port to look at
-- in my case it was /dev/usb/ttyUSB0, but your would be something different
-- and then set it up for 9600 8N1. After that, hit the Netra's poweer switch
and you're off.
   I use minicom on this Linux laptop; something similar should be available
for the Mac. (I have an iMac at home with OS X 10.5, but I haven't ever tried
setting it up for a serial connection.) Are you familiar with Fink? You can
use that for software that doesn't come with your Mac.
   You could ask this question on the Mac Unix list and probably get a good
response:
      http://www.themacintoshguy.com/lists/X.html (It's the 6th name under
Item 1.)
-wde
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Will Enestvedt
UNIX System Administrator
Johnson & Wales University -- Providence, RI