[ale] Controlling Linux from Linux

[hirsch at zapmedia.com]

Wandered Inn writes:
 > Chris' message reminded my of something I was planning to post.  I have
 > three 'headless' machines and currently run cables to them to access the
 > console.  Is it possible to use the serial console facility in the
 > kernel, connect that serial port to another serial port on another Linux
 > box and have the console come up as an xterm?
 > 
 > I know there are issues of keyboard, mouse and stuff, but I'm wondering
 > if anyone's heard of any software that can emulate a serial terminal in
 > an xterm.

Minicom works well.  We've been using that here.  One computer uses
serial console and minicom on the other computer will act as console.

Another option is seyon, but I haven't seen it in years.  I think it
wasn't quite free enough for RedHat so they dropped it.

--Michael

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