Bob Beers wrote:
> On Tue, Aug 25, 2009 at 9:34 AM, Robert Moskowitz<rgm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> I have to reinit a firewall that can only be done from its console port,
>> and I do not have an XP system with Hyperterminal on it.
>>
>> So I went through the archive and learned that minicom could do the job
>> for me. I installed it and went to configure it (minicom -s). I can
>> set the speeds, but the challenge is selecting the serial device. I
>> have a Serial-to-USB dongle, and when I connect it, the gnome hardware
>> browser is showing a FIDI usb serial converter that was not there before
>> connecting the dongle. But what /dev/thingee do I put into the minicom
>> configuration?
>>
>
> Check dmesg, but for me it's usually /dev/ttyUSB0 when I use a
> USB-to-serial adapter.
Of course first I tried dmesg, and had to go through lots of output
until the last lines said it is indeed ttyUSB0. Then I tried 'ls
/dev/tty*' and there it was too. So I am on my way (I hope)...
thanks
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