Serial port connection from newer laptop
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I have an old laptop that has a serial port connection. That is what I user for serial connections now.
My newer laptops didn't come with one. Does anyone know of a way to make a serial port connection to my WRAP board from a PC without a serial port? Is there some sort of adapter? -
USB to Serial Adaptor:
https://www.distrelec.ch/ishopWebFront/catalog/product.do/para/node/is/DD-1780/and/highlightNode/is//and/id/is/02/and/series/is/1.html
this one is from switzerland but i'm sure there are other distributors in your region that sell such adaptors.
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do you use Hyperteminal with windows or another terminal emulator?
If you use minicom on linux/FreeBSD/Unix what setting to you use for the USB port? -
i use this one http://hp.vector.co.jp/authors/VA002416/teraterm.html
on windows. -
I could not find a setting on Tera Term Pro for a USB. So I installed minicom on my pfSense box. I am using a serial port from the PC pfSense is installed on and now I am having trouble figuring out which device is for this onboard serial port, in the past on linux I have used /dev/ttyS0. I did some checking on google and various posts said it could be /dev/cuaa0 or /dev/ppi0. Those are not working. Anybody have any tips for me?
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Diagnostics/Command
Type dmesg in the command box. You should see the device name listed there.
Easier to read way is using the phpSysInfo package.
sio0?
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sio0: <16550A-compatible COM port> port 0x3f8-0x3ff irq 4 flags 0x10 on acpi0
sio0: type 16550A, consoleI did check that via ssh before but for some reason acpi0 does not exist under /dev. /dev/acpi exists but when I tried both of those neither works. I don't understand why acpi0 shows in dmesg but does not exist in the /dev/ directory.
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Tried using /dev/ttyUSB ? It's what mine appears as.
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Sometimes it is the simplest things. It was permissions. When I downloaded the packages it came in as User ( I can't remember) and group 'packages'. Once I changed them to root, wheel minicom kicked in. Now it works but it appears that my WRAP board is doing some strangeness. All 3 lights are flashing on the front panel and it won't come up. I reflashed the CF but no changes.
minicom settings were /dev/ttyd0
I am still going to go back and try /dev/USB later to try to get that working.
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I could not find a setting on Tera Term Pro for a USB
You shall select a com port instead.
http://pfsense.best-view.net//tutorials/wrap_install/wrap_install.htm
