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From: bn@okcforum.osrhe.edu (Bo Najdrovsky)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc
Subject: 2 way getty?
Date: 23 Jun 1995 20:34:49 GMT
Organization: Oklahoma City Unix Users Group
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Could someone PLEASE tell me if it is possible to set up the serial port 
under NetBSD so that it could be used for both dial out and dial in
connections?  (i.e. bidirrectional getty)   It's very annoying having to 
edit the /etc/ttys file, kill -1 1 and chmod 666 /dev/tty00 just to be able
to start pppd.  Surely,  there is some way to use port locking?  System V had
uugetty.  Is there in equivalent under NetBSD?

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