Saving data from the serial port

["Alex Moen" <alexm@ndtel.com>]

Hey all,

I am willing to bet that:
  a) this is so simple that I am overlooking it, or
  b) it has been covered a MILLION times already.

If b, please let me know where to find the answer, because I can't find it.
If a, tell me how blockheaded I am, laugh a little, and then tell me the
solution....

I want to take the data from a serial port from our PBX and log it to a
file.  Sounds simple, right?  I can (Winblows) hyperterm to the port and
gather the data.  I can connect the port to a serial printer and get the
data.  But, when I connect my linux box to the serial port, I am only
getting PART of the data.  For instance, I am only getting the first 14-16
characters of each line, with really no line breaks.  I also notice with
statserial that I am getting an overrun (wth is that???).  I have the port
settings in the software set at what Windows and the printer are set at
(9600-8-N-1).

I have read through the serial howto, tried a few programs that are
suggested (two that look promising but are giving the above results are
linbar and logserial), and am stumped.

I'd hate to have to set up a Win98 box running hyperterm logging to a file,
and then manually rotate that each day....


Thanks, and don't laugh too hard...

Alex