remote console access to a linux box

[nmeyers at javalinux.net]

On Fri, Jul 16, 2004 at 09:45:40AM -0700, Antoinette wrote:
> Hey All,
> 
> I've been working on this issue for awhile, without any success.
>  Here goes:
> 
> I have a linux box running Red Hat Linux release 8.0.  And, I'm
> attempting to connect remotely via a remote console tool,
> ConsoleWorks v1.5 and v2.0.  On the linux box, I setserial to
> 9600 baud, on the ConsoleWorks side, everything is configured
> correctly for access.  Now, the problem is when I attempt to
> connect to the box via ConsoleWorks, I get the following:

What process are you running on the Linux side of that serial
device? A system console configured from the boot command? A getty?

Nathan

> 
> Trying opensys1.mgh.harvard.edu. 5176 ...                       
>                
> Sending authentication information...                           
>                
> Connected to opensys1.mgh.harvard.edu..                         
>                
> AH915 connecting to console MSYSPRD1 with write access          
>                
> S??C?CC?CH??H?C?CC?H?H??CC?H?C?H?H??CC??H?C?CC?H??CC?H?C??H?H??CH??CC?H??CC??C?
> H?C?H??CC?H??CC??H€H??C?C?C?H€H??CC?H??H?C?H?H??C?H?C?H??H?C?H??CC?H??C?CC?C?H?C
> ?H?H??C?C?CH??C?H                                               
>                
> H??CC?H?H??CC?H??CC??H??CH??CH??CH??CH??C?C?H??CC?CH??CH??CH??CC?H?C?CH??CC??C?H
> ?C?CC?CH??CC??H??H?H??CC?H??C?H?H??H?C?CC??H?C?CC?CH??H?H??CC???H?C??C?CC?C?H?C?
> C?H???H?C?CC??H?C?CC?C?H?C??H?C?CH??C?H?C??C?CH??CC?H?C?H??CC?H?C?H??CC??H?C?CC?
> ?H??CH??H??H?C?CH??CC?CH??H?C?C?CH??CC?CC?CH??H?C?H?C?H?C?CH??CC??H?H??C?H?C?CC?
> H?C?H?C?H?C?H??C?C?CH??CH??CH??CC?H?C??H?C?C??H?C?CH??CC??H?C?CH??C?H??H?H??C?H?
> C??H?H??CH??CC?CH??CH??C?H?C?H??H?H??CH??C?H?C?H?H??CC?H?C?H?C?H?C?H?H??CC?H?C?
> 
> It connects, but, then it just writes garbage.  Any ideas,
> suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Antoinette
> 
> 
> =====
> Peace,
> 
> Antoinette
> 
> "Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away." - Author unknown, but, I'll take credit for it.
> 
> 
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