Re: [SLUG] file transfer

From: carson_wilcox@yahoo.com
Date: Sat Sep 01 2001 - 16:29:52 EDT


This is exactly what I'm trying to accomplish, but the dummy I am, I haven't been able to get it to work
I'm to used to working on Sun E10K's, these small boxes are new to me.

Carson

09/01/2001 10:55:00 AM, Paul Braman <aeon@tampabay.rr.com> wrote:

>
>On Sat, 1 Sep 2001 carson_wilcox@yahoo.com wrote:
>
>> Not really an option, I guess I'll just have to sit down and write
>> driver to do this since this was the only response I got.
>
>Well, there's always a serial terminal connection.
>
>You can hook up a serial port on each machine and use something like
>Hyperterminal on Windows to do some z-modem file transfers. It works, but
>I have never set one up personally.
>
>Basically, you'll need to make getty on Linux look at one of the serial
>lines as a terminal and when Hyperterminal on the other end is connected
>(like it would be on an analog modem connection) you can log in and use
>the z-modem file transfer protocol.
>
>The commands "rz" (receive) and "sz" (send) will be what you use to do the
>file transfer.
>
>Maybe someone else on the list can point to instructions on how to set up
>the serial terminal.
>
>Good luck.
>
>
>Paul Braman
>x5273
>

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