Good catch, and sorry I was less clear. The switch/router is running a stripped down version of Red Hat they call Redhagis. It does not have room for very much at all, so installing RPMs or even source is problematical. You normally have to cross compile from another platform. Only the Desktop trying to communicate with the switch/router embedded host is running Ubuntu and capable of running apt-get. It was a major hassle to ad tcpdump until the vednor sent me a pre-compiled version. Mike > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Jim March <1.jim.march@gmail.com> > To: Main PLUG discussion list > Date: Fri, 31 Jul 2009 18:47:10 -0700 > Subject: Re: Serial Port Terminal Emulation problems in Ubuntu > Quoting: > >>>sudo apt-get install pico<< > > If I'm reading this right, the editor in question resides on the box > he's diddling with, NOT the Ubuntu box.  So unless the router he's > configuring is running a Debian family OS (unlikely, right?) this > won't work :). > --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss