At 12:14 AM 1/25/02, Carlini, Antonio wrote:
>         However, for teh VLC I don't think you need this. There
>         are two plugs at the back with a printer icon next to them
>         (which is what you use for the alternate console i.e.
>         booting without a graphic head). One is MMJ, one is DB25.
>         IIRC they are in fact the *same* connector exposed
>         in two different ways. So you can use just a normal
>         DB25<->DB25 lead.

This is incorrect, the DB25 is a separate serial port. On my VLC's I 
typically enable it in /etc/ttys so that I can log in a second terminal to 
it (I connect the console to a DECServer 700-16)

--Chuck