Transferring files over a serial connection

Sat, 03 May 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Problem

Sometimes you just don’t have a stable (or even functioning network) to leverage when dealing with a piece of hardware. In all my years in Linux admin/development I’ve always worked around this problem with some sort of sneakernet, but there is another way.

Typically when bringing up new hardware one of the most basic interfaces you have is a serial console connection and I just learned recently how to transfer files over that serial console connection rather than requiring a net (tcp/ip) connection.

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Transferring files over a serial connection

Problem