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csf18@cantua.canterbury.ac.nz (Craig Falconer) wrote:

>Andrew Pollock (apollock@bit.net.au) wrote:

>: We'd like to be able to telnet to our PABX, which has the option of having a
>: serial cable connected to it. We want to be able to connect a Linux box to
>: it via a serial cable and telnet to the Linux box and connect to the PABX
>: via the serial connection.

>: Has anyone done this before, or does anyone know how to do it?

>I think you have the terminology wrong.  The pabx supports a serial
>console or terminal on an RS-232 port.  Thats not the same as a telnet.

>The good news is if you link a null-modem cable to the pabx and then to a
>spare serial port you will be able to telnet to the linux box and run
>something like minicom to access the pabx.

>I've done similar with a router.

Like say ... A User telnets to port xxxx on the linux box, which
automagically runs minicom and opens a connection to the pabx over its
serial line ? This would save a double login (login to linux, login to
pabx).

What'd be involved in setting it up this way ?


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