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Article: 12397 of comp.protocols.kermit.misc
Path: newsmaster.cc.columbia.edu!watsun.cc.columbia.edu!fdc
From: fdc@watsun.cc.columbia.edu (Frank da Cruz)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.solaris,comp.protocols.kermit.misc
Subject: Re: Reverse Telnet (terminal Server) on Solaris
Date: 8 May 2001 13:40:21 GMT
Organization: Columbia University
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In article <9d7ns6$ien$2@news.panix.com>, Greg Andrews <gerg@panix.com> wrote:
: stefaandk@{nospam}lucent.com writes:
: >
: >Does anyone know how to set this up.
: >I need a reverse telnet (terminal server) on solaris.
: >In other words I want to telnet into my solaris box and then use my
: >serial ports for console access to a router.
:
: Sounds like you're connecting your router's RS232 console port
: to your Solaris machine's RS232 port.
:
: So you would telnet or ssh to your Solaris machine, get logged in,
: then use tip, kermit, or cu to send your keystrokes out through the
: Solaris machine's serial port and see the replies from the router.
: Tip and cu come with Solaris, kermit is an add-on program (though one
: a lot of people use).
:
C-Kermit for Solaris is here:
http://www.columbia.edu/kermit/ckermit.html
The advantage over tip and cu is that it lets you script repetitive
or complicated interactions so you don't have to do everything by hand
all the time. Some sites use Kermit scripts to configure their routers.
This has the advantage that it can be done repeatedly, can be easily
adapted to other routers, and serves as documentation of the router's
configuration. For an introduction to Kermit scripts, see:
http://www.columbia.edu/kermit/ckscripts.html
- Frank