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Utilities
Appendix B
B
Introduction
This chapter provides information on the COMredirect utility.
COMredirect
COMredirect is a com port redirector utility for the Device Server. It can be run in two modes:
z
COMredirect Full mode —This mode allows complete device control and operates exactly
like a directly connected serial port. It provides a complete COM port interface between the
attached serial device and the network.
z COMredirect Lite mode —This mode provides a simple raw data interface between the
device and the network. Although the port will still operate as a COM port, control signals are
ignored. In this mode, the serial communications parameters must be configured on the
Device Server.
You use COMredirect when you want to connect extra terminals to a server using a Device
Server rather than a multi-port serial card. COMredirect is especially useful when you want to
improve security, for example, to see which user is logged onto which terminal. When run on
UNIX, COMredirect allows you to print directly from a terminal to an attached printer (transparent
printing). You can also remap the slow baud rate of your UNIX server to a faster baud rate, as
shown below.
Currently, COMredirect is supported on:
z Solaris (x86) 2.6, 2.7, 2.8, 2.9
z SCO Unixware 7 (and SCO Open UNIX 8)
z
SCO OpenServer 5.0x
z
LINUX
z Windows 2000/Server 2003/XP
For more information, see the COMredirect User Guide on the CD-ROM.
Network
Serial Connection
Ethernet
UNIX , running
COMredirect
Daemon, baud
Map UNIX baud
rate 115,200 to
230,400 for faster
throughput
PC