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English Forums => 25.1, 25.4 Series => Topic started by: hescominsoon on March 28, 2025, 02:30:36 AM

Title: opnsense console calbe connection with a mac
Post by: hescominsoon on March 28, 2025, 02:30:36 AM
i have a macbook running 15.3.2 and i am trying to connect via the included console cable.  i cannot seem to get it to connect.  some pointers would be appreciated.
Title: Re: opnsense console calbe connection with a mac
Post by: franco on March 28, 2025, 08:41:42 AM
I assume in the macbook you have some sort of serial-to-USB going on so after plugging you should see something here

# ls /dev/tty.[uU][sS][bB]*

Then just

# screen /dev/tty.xxx 115200


Cheers,
Franco
Title: Re: opnsense console calbe connection with a mac
Post by: Patrick M. Hausen on March 28, 2025, 10:05:39 AM
/dev/cu.something ...

Minicom from MacPorts or Brew runs great. But you could also use the builtin /usr/bin/screen.
Title: Re: opnsense console calbe connection with a mac
Post by: sdetroch on March 29, 2025, 02:55:23 PM
On my MBP without USB-A ports, I use an USB-C to USB-A converter --> to serial cable and use command:

screen /dev/tty.usbmodemXXXXXXX 115200

(where XXXX is system dependent of course)
Title: Re: opnsense console calbe connection with a mac
Post by: gspannu on March 30, 2025, 04:20:26 AM
Have you tried playing with the OPNsense GUI > Settings > Administration > Console

I had to set the Secondary Console to Serial Console and the Serial Speed to 115200 and it worked !

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