RE: [SLUG] borrowing serial port over LAN

From: Mike Branda (mike@wackyworld.tv)
Date: Thu Apr 21 2005 - 10:39:32 EDT


On Thu, 2005-04-21 at 08:37 -0400, Eric Jahn wrote:
> On Wed, 2005-04-20 at 23:06 -0400, Ken Elliott wrote:
> > >> Can I hook the cradle up to my wife's desktop with the serial
> > connection for a short time and access it over the network?
>
> I've heard about doing this, and apparently gpilotd supports it, as
> indicated by the [Network] option in my gpilotd --help output below.
> I've heard of people attempting to use a network sync with Kpilot over
> Bluetooth,but the developers said (as of last summer) that this didn't
> work. I'm guessing that implied that it does work over a wire.
>
> ejahn@64funky:~$ gpilotd --help
> gpilotd-Message: gnome-pilot 2.0.12 starting...
> gpilotd-Message: compiled for pilot-link version 0.11.8
> gpilotd-Message: compiled with [VFS] [USB] [IrDA] [Network]
>
> --The Ghost of Jim Varney
>

If the network sync doesn't work...

Any way to make the serial port look like it's /dev/foo on the laptop??
like port forwarding for devices??

Mike

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