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C H A P T E R 1 1 Connecting Devices
2. Click Add to start the Add Hardware Wizard.
3. Select Serial Port, then click Next.
4. Select Output to named pipe, then click Next.
5. In the Path field, enter /tmp/<socket> or another Unix socket name of your
choice.
6. Select This end is the server.
7. Select The other end is a virtual machine.
8. By default, the device status setting is Connect at power on. You may deselect
this setting if you wish.
Click Advanced if you want to configure this serial port to use polled mode. This
option is of interest primarily to developers who are using debugging tools that
communicate over a serial connection. For more information, see Special
Configuration Options for Advanced Users on page 262.
9. Click Finish, then click OK to save your configuration and close the Virtual
Machine Control Panel.
In the client virtual machine
1. Open the Virtual Machine Control Panel (Edit > Virtual Machine Settings).
2. Click Add to start the Add Hardware Wizard.
3. Select Serial Port, then click Next.
4. Select Output to named pipe, then click Next.
5. In the Path field, enter /tmp/<socket> or another Unix socket name of your
choice. The pipe name must be the same on both server and client.
6. Select This end is the client.
7. Select The other end is a virtual machine.
8. By default, the device status setting is Connect at power on. You may deselect
this setting if you wish.
Click Advanced if you want to configure this serial port to use polled mode. This
option is of interest primarily to developers who are using debugging tools that
communicate over a serial connection. For more information, see Special
Configuration Options for Advanced Users on page 262.
9. Click Finish, then click OK to save your configuration and close the Virtual
Machine Control Panel.
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