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=== Hardware setup ===
First of all you should make sure that your node has a [http[w://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serial_port Serial port|serial port]]. If there is no such port then
unfortunately this way is not for you.
Then you need to find a second machine with a serial port on it.
This machine will be used to collect logs from your primary machine. Further you need to acquire
so-called [http[w://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serial_cable Serial cable|null modem cable (a.k.a. serial cable)]] and it must be long enough to connect these two machines.
=== Software setup ===