>Is there a method in centos >where a program can be started that listens on a given IP port >and when something connects it will transfer data from the RS232 port >to the IP port. reads and writes of course. Can't help you with a software solution, but Digi makes a hardware device that does just this. Its rock solid, I use them. There are many cheaper to... jlc _______________________________________________ CentOS mailing list CentOS@xxxxxxxxxx http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos