A PC prog to read/write <=> Amiga with the serial port

[xaccrocheur]

Hi

Hi have a null-modem cable that I just found back, been looking for it for ages, the thing was buried in an old closet.

It's an OLD laplink cable, the blue one with both DB25 & DB9 on one end, and a single DB9 on the other.

That makes for a PC<=>Amiga Connection, the Amiga end being plugged with the DB25 on my quite basic A4K.

Now I'm wondering :

# Is what I have in mind just possible ?

# What sort of software or shell command can I use on the amiga side to read and write dirs and files on the PC ?

# What sort of software or shell command can I use on the Linux side to read and write dirs and files on the Amiga ?

# Is it OK to HOT-plug in and out a serial port on a recent PC ?

# OK, if I *have* to use winDOS instead of Linux 4 that, in what direction should I look 1st ? I mean if a program exists that does that, please mention it

thanx

pX

[xaccrocheur]

I just want to know is there is some form of term-based system to communicate between two standard serial ports

The thing is, that I was envisioning a connection to some TCP-IP stack such as AmiTCP, to finally get this A4K hooked to my small switched LAN without the pricey X-Surf board, to give the A4K a (private) IP ; this sounds doable !

The LAN is composed of one big debian potatoe Router/server, a D-Link switched HUB, and some RedHat boxes, brand new and old horses. Even a Win98 laptop.

What I want is to hook the amiga to the server thru the Serial port, since I have no current ethernet option :-(
I would then use it mainly for telnet apps, ftp and some nntp. And the usual LAN transfers.

Does anybody knows if this has been done before ?
I don't want to re-invent the wheel (sorry for this standard sad English)

thank you very much

pX

[xaccrocheur]

WOW ! Thanks aragorn, now I've got something to eat :-)

will print this out right away (I *do* mind trees, but I'm diving in subway and my pilot is broken) :-(  (I *NEED* a peg 665!!!!!  :pissed:  :pissed:  :pissed: )

pX