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LINUX MINICOM INSTALL
LINUX MINICOM SERIAL

LINUX MINICOM SERIAL

This won't work if your Linux computer motherboard doesn't have an RS232 DB9 COM Serial Port which leaves you with the second option. I got mine from this seller on that link. This is actually the cable that comes packed originally in the box when you buy the switch, if you don't have one of these just buy from AliExpress or Amazon. In order to connect with the RJ45 console port on the back of your Cisco switch you have two options. Connect RJ45 Console Port to Linux Computer That's about it, you should now be ready to go.

LINUX MINICOM INSTALL

Debian/Ubuntu sudo -s apt update apt install minicom exit Now, just figure out what is the package manager for your Linux distribution and open up a terminal on your screen. It is used to talk to external RS-232 devices such as mobile phones, routers, and serial console ports.

Minicom is a text-based serial port communications program. We need to install the package for "Minicom" which is described by the maintainer as follows: That's why I've been mentioning each distribution matched with its package manager.

Pacman Package Manager based distributions like Arch and Manjaro.Īnd many others, there's no limit for the diversity of an open source project like Linux but definitely the software and steps we are going to use are the same.

RPM Package Manager (RPM) based distributions like CentOS, Fedora, etc.

Debian based distributions like Ubuntu, Elementary OS, Mint, etc.

Since I am labeling this as a Homelab tutorial where we mostly like to run Linux on our servers and desktop computers, I would rather explain through steps specifically on that operating system and its widely known distributions including: Then, you definitely want to configure it to work in your own network with specific settings because it is a smart switch for which you want to reach its command line through the serial console interface and that's what I am going to explain in details today.