That works, but I may have found a better way: http://www.dest-unreach.org/socat/doc/socat.html#OPTION_PATH Has anyone used Socat before? I'm playing with it now. I've made /dev/tty devices which are just fifos (using mkfifo). Using the EXEC option in socat, I *should* be able to make it do what I want. If anyone has any suggestions, let me know. Thanks. -jay > -----Original Message----- > From: Karl Bongers [mailto:kbongers at infinetivity.com] > Sent: Tuesday, September 23, 2003 2:49 PM > To: tclug-list at mn-linux.org > Subject: Re: [TCLUG] crazy idea > > > On Tue, Sep 23, 2003 at 01:22:28PM -0500, Austad, Jay wrote: > > >So, here's my problem. It looks like mgetty is designed for incoming > > > > Any ideas? > > Temporarily replace one of the /dev/ttySX nodes with a pipe, example: > mkfifo /dev/ttySX > In one terminal, open one end of the pipe with something like this: > cat /dev/ttySX > Now on another terminal start your app. > Does it bomb out? Or does it open the port and stay happy? > Do you see "ATDT..." on the other end of the pipe? > If so, you may be able to write an app which would route > the data over to a TCP socket. > > If not, then the program may be failing on serial driver > calls(ioctl's) > which are particular to serial ports. An strace or decompile could > shed further light on the subject, but making it work would > involve more > effort. > > > > > _______________________________________________ > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > http://www.mn-linux.org tclug-list at mn-linux.org > https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota http://www.mn-linux.org tclug-list at mn-linux.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list