Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: Serial port over TCP/IP | Date | Sun, 06 Apr 2003 15:35:41 +0200 | From | Rob van Nieuwkerk <> |
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Michael Buesch wrote: > Is it possible to make a char-dev (a serial device ttyS0) > available via TCP/IP on a network like it is possible > for block-devices like a harddisk via nbd? > Is kernel-support for this present? > If not, is it technically possible to develop such a driver?
Hi Michael,
No need for kernel support. This simple shell-script is what I use for a project at the moment.
greetings, Rob van Nieuwkerk
------------------------------------------------ #!/bin/sh
TCP_PORT=4000 SERIAL_PORT=/dev/ttyS1 BAUDRATE=19200
while (true) do (stty $BAUDRATE -echo clocal raw pass8 ; exec nc -l -p $TCP_PORT) \ < $SERIAL_PORT > $SERIAL_PORT done ------------------------------------------------ - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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