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There's lots of howto's, some can be found [here|http://howtos.linux.com/howtos/Text-Terminal-HOWTO-14.shtml] and [here|http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Remote-Serial-Console-HOWTO/index.html]. Basically, you need a program to listen for incoming serial comms (a "getty" program, for "get tty" or console), and a serial comms program such as minicom.
On Debian, all that's needed is usually editing of /etc/inittab, then restarting init using 'telinit q'. Minicom may need to be started using -o (do not initialize modem & lockfiles at startup).
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+Some of the newer multi port serial cards like the SIIG PCI Serial 8000 Plus require the following to work in Linux.
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+* apt-get install setserial
+* Add the following to /etc/serial.conf
+<pre>
+/dev/ttyS4 baud_base 1152000
+/dev/ttyS5 baud_base 1152000
+/dev/ttyS6 baud_base 1152000
+/dev/ttyS7 baud_base 1152000
+/dev/ttyS8 baud_base 1152000
+/dev/ttyS9 baud_base 1152000
+/dev/ttyS10 baud_base 1152000
+/dev/ttyS11 baud_base 1152000
+</pre>
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+No, that's not a typo - 1152000 not 115200. Other values which might work for some card variants are 921600.
! I want to have a serial line between two machines, so I can access either machine via serial
The short answer is, you can't. You run a getty on one end of the serial line, and minicom or some other serial terminal on the other. If you run a getty on both ends, you won't be able to minicom over it as it locks. You'll have to run two cables between your machines.
