[olug] Minicom work with Cisco Console?

[Steve Busby]

Try this:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/switches/ps700/products_tech_note09186a008010ff7a.shtml#connectcat5000

BuzB

On 10/21/06, Dave Weis <djweis at internetsolver.com> wrote:
>
>
> On Sat, 21 Oct 2006, Charles Bird wrote:
> > I've been trying to setup a few vlans at the house, I cannot get into
> the
> > cisco5000 switch.
> > I have, null modem cable, minicom@ 9600 8n1, all green lights on the
> > switch meaning there is no indicated failures.
> > I have cycled power a few times, reset the sup. card, looked in google
> for
> > a total of 4 hours, and even rtfm.
> > I'll be up all night working on this, if anyone has ideas, i would smile
> > in response, I have no clue as to what i could try to establish
> > communication with this thing. :(
>
> Are you using a baby blue rollover cable to the console port? You
> shouldn't need an actual null modem cable.
>
> Alternatively, put it in a big box and mail it over to me :-)
>
> --
> Dave Weis
> djweis at internetsolver.com
> http://www.internetsolver.com/
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