I would give the alternative option to do the Direct Installation but since you will be in the terminal anyway, why would you do that?īefore you run minicom you will need to add your user as a member of the groups: dialout, lock and uucp.
MINICOM USB INSTALL
This is in the official repository so you can go into the terminal and type this to install it: I am open to other suggestions, of course. My first step was to find a piece of software that would work for me for this and I am sure that there are a ton of solutions but the one that worked the easiest for me was minicom. Since I am an openSUSE user, the directions are tailored as such. I am sure these direction will work with other similar devices. The specific Cisco switch I configured was a Catalyst 3560 series PoE-48.
MINICOM USB HOW TO
The scope of this article is not how to set up a router, just, this is how I was able to get going with it. Also, my brother in-law, whose career is in network administration just loves this Cisco business so it turned out to be quite educational. To be as objective as possible, I need to tell myself that: 1, I am not familiar with the command set or how they like to do things so I must be open minded 2, Relax, the command line is a happy place to be and 3, this is new territory, don’t get frustrated, just write it down and enjoy the learning process. This will facilitate connectivity with a multitude of devices, including a simple VT220.As much as I like playing in the terminal, the jury is still out as to how much I like working with Cisco. For overall interoperability, it is best to set the baud rate of your TNC to 9600, with 8-n-1 for parity. Minicom has a much smaller set of connection speeds. When you are done, A then Z will bring up the help menu and you TNC cmd: prompt and you should now have control of the TNC.
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Press once or twice if you do not get the Settings and then select Exit to enter minicom.
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MINICOM USB SERIAL
The serial device and the Bps/par/bits (8/N/1 and whatever the speed Select "Serial port set up" from the list with the cursor keys and set Note that minicom requires root privileges. To start minicom then (assuming you have not configured it, but you In this case, the converter is attached to ttyUSB0, you when youĬonfigure minicom, you want to use /dev/ttyUSB0 as the serial port usb 2-2: pl2303 converter now attached to ttyUSB0 You should get something like this dmesg | grep tty
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So, plug it in, give it a minute and then type at a console port: It is a serial terminal program that runs from the command line, but can sometimes be a little fussy to get working, and I will admit that I have not used minicom with a USB/Serial converter.įirst, you have to know what tty port your USB/Serial converter is The good news: it is in all the repositories, so you can pull it down and install it quickly. Minicom is an old school program that is available for most of the distributions but may not be installed by default. So, in the interest of helping save you some time, here is a quick write up on using minicom with a USB/Serial adapter to talk to your TNC, specifically, a KPC. It was at this point that I realized I had forgotten more about Linux (and minicom) than I had about the commands needed to control the TNC. Over the weekend, I was showing Linux and Packet radio and for some reason I could not talk to my TNC, a KPC 3+.