No, I just bought a Dell Latitude to a user and he could not plug in his
mouse anywhere, so I had to buy a mouse with a USB plug.
Ole
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Ole Drews Jensen
Systems Network Manager
CCNA, MCSE, MCP+I
RWR Enterprises, Inc.
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vijay Ramcharan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Thursday, May 25, 2000 12:56 PM
> To: 'Priscilla Oppenheimer'; Cisco Groupstudy. com Mailing
> list (E-mail)
> Subject: RE: notebook PC as console
>
>
> Belkin has serial to USB converters available. USB to Ethernet is also
> available (in case you're interested).
> I'm pretty sure though that all notebooks do come with a serial port.
>
> Vijay Ramcharan, MCSE, CCNA
> mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Priscilla Oppenheimer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Thursday, May 25, 2000 12:53 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: notebook PC as console
>
>
> Sorry if this topic is way out of line and too stupid for
> most people, but
> I'm really a Mac user, so I have an excuse. Because I will be teaching
> Sniffer Pro classes, I have to buy a new notebook PC for taking on the
> road. (Can't buy a Mac ;-()
>
> My question: I want the PC to also act as a console port to
> Cisco routers
> and switches. It seems from my cursory investigation that a lot of the
> notebook PCs don't have a serial port anymore?? Or am I just
> not looking
> hard enough at the spec sheets?
>
> Many of them have a USB port. But does Cisco use USB for its
> console ports
> yet? I don't think so!?
>
> What do you all use for your PC console for a Cisco router or switch?
>
> Once the router or switch is configured, of course I'll use
> Telnet to an
> Ethernet port, but I'm worried about that initial config.
>
> Thanks
>
> Priscilla
>
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