--Linux is not for newbies that want to REMAIN newbies. WinDoze is good enough for them. I'm an old DOS hound, used to the command line, and it was still a *steep* learning curve for me. It's taken me *years* of reading everything I could get my hands on about Linux to reach this point, where I am able to help the majority of people posting on this board.

--You have to have a certain mentality going in to Linux usage - a willingness to experiment, to do research (LOTS of research), to ask for help, and eventually give back to the community in some way.

--I don't mind helping people out - I'll give it a shot if I have something to contribute. I'll even try again and again if what I posted isn't working for them... But I'm not here to hold people's hands and babysit. At some point they need to have the confidence to do things on their own. If somebody's too afraid to type something on the command line, well maybe they should *hire* someone to help them with that Linux install. This *is* a free-support forum after all.

--Disabling *all* login ttys is something of a newbie-trap. Basically it leaves you with a ticking-time-bomb system that will need a reboot unless you have *some* way to get in; whether it's ssh (and what if your network is down?) or direct-serial connection. I don't take offense at your post, Henk; but if my contribution didn't help the "newbie" I don't really mind - it *will* help others.

--BTW, I would increase the port rate from 9600 to 115200 as well.

Quote Originally Posted by Henk Poley
Quote Originally Posted by Dave_Bechtel
--This enables you to login over the Serial port.
Uhm, handy, now I have always a spare serial-2-serial cable hanging around...

Not to upset you but, I don't think this is very usefull for the average newbie user.