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sindi keesan wrote:
>
> I set up a serial network in which I did not have to log in 
> (and I think I had to modify some file so I could log in as root).

/etc/securetty

> I never managed to transfer files over this network 

I have (using zmodem).  But you need to be running a
com program that recognizes zmodem.  Most DOS com
programs have that capability.  So does Linux minicom.
microcom does not.

However, serial transfers are slow -- particularly at 9600

> s1:12345:respawn:/sbin/agetty -L -f /etc/issueserial ttyS0 9600 vt100

For that reason, I run my serial login at 115200:
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s1:12345:respawn:/sbin/agetty -L 115200 ttyS0 vt100
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Cheers,
Steven