Laptops :: shutting down

I've installed DSL on one of my laptops that I use frequently for Net Admin tasks, and I love it!! It is a ThinkPad A20p. Pentium III 700MHz with 384MB RAM

When I try to shut down from the menu, it appears to do nothing. If afterwards I try to go to a shell and shut down, it will not let me type. Any help would be appreciated.

Also, since I am fairly new to Linux, what program do I use to HyperTerm from my serial port. I need to be able to console into routers with this laptop, and telnet is no always an option.

Thanks,

IGOR

UPDATE--got the laptop to shut down. Still trying to figure out the hyper term thing

minicom, kermit, cu
I picked up these programs on the first page of my google search.
The device to connect to will probably be /dev/ttyS0

thanks i'll give them a try

microcom is included in DSL

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When I try to shut down from the menu, it appears to do nothing.

In my old hard disk i used to face this problem till DSL 1.5 but after DSL 2.0 this problem is not there.

Thanks for the Good work.

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