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Posted by Scott Perry on October 15, 2007, 2:13 pm
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computer serial port to a Cisco console port is a Catalyst 5000 or 5500
switch. There are also ASA devices with an ethernet management port, but
they also have the same console port as other Cisco devices.
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Scott Perry
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Indianapolis, Indiana
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>>I have just set up my home lab and tried to connect to the Routers and
>>Switches via the Console cable via Hyperterminal. I switched on the
>>devices and I was able to get some output. Unfortunatly I was not able to
>>type any input.
>>
>> So I searched and searched and searched on the internet and I could not
>> find any information. I tested the cable via a cable tester and it was
>> fine. The ethernet cable connected into a terminal serial adapter.
>>
>>
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> The termination of the cable is not actually "Ethernet" - a Cisco console
> cable is a "rollover" type, ie, all wires are transposed from one end to
> the other.
> viz.
> Pin1 - Pin 8
> Pin 2 - Pin 7
> Pin 3 - Pin 6
> Pin 4 - Pin 5
> Pin 5 - Pin 4
> Pin 6 - Pin 3
> Pin 7 - Pin 2
> Pin 8 - Pin 1
>
> (Note : This is not a Ethernet crossover cable either.)
>
> Glad to see you managed to get your home lab working in the end - it's all
> a learning experience.
>
> Aubrey
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