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Re: Can I mount a serial port on a WIN machine???

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From: Greg Menke
Date: Tue, 25 May 1999 00:00
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There are a few people who've written server software that runs under
NT/95 which redirects communications from a TCP/IP socket to a comm
port.  There is at least one GPL and one proprietary solution.
Similar programs (termpkg...?) exist for Linux as well.

Check Simtel for the Winderz version.

Gregm


> Can I mount a serial port from my Win box?  I have a Linux server
> samba'd to a Win98 box.  What I want to do is mount a com port on the
> win macine to linux. Maybe something on this order (though this does
> not work)  mount //Win98/com3 /mnt/winmodem
> ( Oh and would be a BIG aid if I could specify the win IRQ)
> 
> tnx in advance
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From: Greg Menke <nospam@erols.com>
Subject: Re: Can I mount a serial port on a WIN machine???
Date: 1999/05/25
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