[c-nsp] Terminal Emulator

[Randy Bush]

> please se explain how its not really telnet
>> well, i have a cisco 2511 as the terminal server to collect
>> a rack of serial craft ports.  so i do say
>>    telnet 10.0.0.1 20xx
>> though it is not _really_ using telnet :-)

it actually does use telnet, hence the smiley.  but the telnet
connection never leaves the box.  it't a cisco hack that is used
to go out the 2511's async serial cable.  on larger ciscos with
serial aux or console, you can use the same hack to go out their
async lines to other devices.

randy
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