comport(4)                                                   comport(4)

  comport

  NAME

    comport - serial port interface

  DESCRIPTION

    The special device files /dev/comport1 and /dev/comport2 provide read/
    write access to the Windows serial ports COM1 and COM2, respectively. They
    are the equivalent to /dev/tty00 and /dev/tty01, respectively.

    These files can be created using the following commands:

    /usr/sbin/mknod -m 666 /dev/comport1 c 7 0
    chown $(hostname)+Administrator:+Administrators comport1
    /usr/sbin/mknod -m 666 /dev/comport2 c 7 1
    chown $(hostname)+Administrator:+Administrators comport2

  FILES

    /dev/comport1

    /dev/comport2