Okay, that whole thing with the networking and all just confused everybody. Let me make this a bit more simple to understand. From the top: I have a server that is running Red Hat Linux 8.0. The server has two serial connection ports. The server does not have any other software specific to Wyse terminals. Only the standard stuff that comes with the distro is installed. I have one terminal that has been connected to the serial port via the serial port on the terminal. Now when I turn on the terminal and boot up the server all that happens is that random symbols and such appear on the terminal. I have tried messing with VT types and getty. I do not know much about these dumb terminals, but always thought that TERM, and getty would detect that it was a tty connection and just send the login prompt. The terminals are Wyse wy-60s located here: http://www.wyse.com/service/discontd/terminals/wy60.htm And, yes i have been through their knowledge base alot.

Hope this helps some, and thanks for your time!