[KLUG Members] viewing screen on another computer

[Adam Williams]

> I vaguely remember someone saying that because I can use Ctl-F3 to view another
> shell window on my linux firewall, 

Yep, "Virtual Consoles", or "VCs" for short.

> I could somehow use that to view that screen from another computer.  

You'll see *a* screen to the remote computer, not *the* screen.

> My understanding was that it involved piping the output
> out via a serial port to another computer.  

Getty, is the process used to do this, it is how UNIX systems drive
those millions of green screen terminals.

> But, this was all theory and no details.

You want the Serial or Terminal HOWTO.  This is pretty well documented. 
If your specifically on floppyfw, they have documents on their website
if I recall.

> Well the time has come to try that out.  I have a Floppyfw box with no monitor
> (a debian install, I think), and a nearby computer I want to view it with.  The
> nearby computer is Win95 or Win98.  So, is this idea possible?  Where might I
> find specifics?

Sure, roughly -
(a) enable getty on the floppyfw box
(b) tell it to use console over serial port (see floppyfw docs)
(c) run a NULL modem cabled between floppyfw & PC
(d) run an app like NetTerm on the Win32 box