> From: Phil Barker [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> You need to look at the 2509/2511 series access
> servers. Using an Octal cable you can go from the
> Asynch interface on the back of the 2509 to upto 8
> routers via their console ports.
Just thought I'd mention:
One of my aquaints just bought a 2511 RJ-version, it
came with 16 roll cables and modular adaptors.
IOW, you can run a roll cable from the RJ45 on the
back of the 2511, to the console of (e.g.) a 2501
and that's kinda nice'n'clean. The rolls are also
a pleasant flourescent-kermit kinda green :-)
Aquaint also (inadvertently) received an 'octopus' cable,
which looks like a wide-scsi connector on one end, and
DB25 connectors on the others. IOW, it'd be real painful
to connect up a bunch of 2501's, since you'd need some
more adaptors to get to the RJ45 console connects...
In summary, "I think you might prefer the RJ45 model".
Luckily, I didn't have to pay for the box. Me, I bought
a cs500. If you don't like those, try buying a 10port
(STX?) from Oz, or stuffing a couple of multiport serial
cards in a PC, as the lady suggested earlier.
> You achieve this via reverse telnet
> i.e "telnet 1.2.3.4 2003" (where 03 would be your
> third cable of the Octal set)
and the aux port follows the async ports, so is
2017 on a 2511, rather than the usual 2001...
You have been warned ;-)
> PS : You won't blow your kit up by the way.
Right, RS232 is pretty spark-resistant ;-)
There's a minor risk of damaging the RJ45 jacks, if
you /keep/ plugging and unplugging, but luckily the
($5) RJ45 cables usually fail first.
HTH,
Tone
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