Ya man- these routers are no different than the Catalyst Sup Engines, 4000,
7000, 7500, LS1010, etc., etc. You need a DB25 balun & standard console
cable. Both come in the standard Cisco Console kit.
Phil
----- Original Message -----
From: "Daniel Cotts"
To:
Sent: Thursday, July 05, 2001 10:53 PM
Subject: RE: 3000 Console cable help [7:11143]
> This is off the top of my head - so be warned. You should be able to use a
> standard console cable with the addition of the 25 pin to RJ-45 adapter
that
> (used) to come with the kit. Believe that it is marked "modem".
> Method #2 I seem to remember using a standard serial cable with DB-25s
each
> end plus a 25-pin to 9-pin adapter to connect to 4700s which also have a
> 25-pin console. (For those who remember when PC serial ports were 25-pin
and
> then changed to 9.)
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Rik Guyler [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Thursday, July 05, 2001 9:06 PM
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: OT: 3000 Console cable help [7:11143]
> >
> >
> > Hey gang, I'm admittedly not much of a serial cable guru and
> > this is beating
> > my brains out!
> >
> > I have a couple of 3000 routers with DB25 console ports (the
> > pinout below
> > was taken from CCO). I wired this to a DB9-RJ45 plug but I'm
> > not doing
> > something right. For example, do I need to cross the TD and
> > RD signals?
> > When it says "shorted, does that mean the wire is cut going
> > back to the
> > other end and the 2 local wires are basically looped
> > together? Do RTS and
> > CTS go straight through?
> >
> > I could buy these for $50-something each or make them for
> > $5...not much of a
> > choice if I can get this to work.
> >
> > Any help would be really appreciated!
> >
> >
> > Cisco 3000 series router - Console Port Pinouts (DB-25)
> >
> > Pin Signal Input/Output
> > 1 Frame GND -
> > 2 TD Input
> > 3 RD Output
> > 4 RTS Shorted to pin 5
> > 5 CTS Shorted to pin 4
> > 6 Shorted to pin 8 Output
> > 7 GND -
> > 8 CD Output
> > 20 DTR Input
> >
> > ---
> > Rik Guyler
> >
> > Ciscofucious say: "If you haven't checked the archives first,
> > don't ask!"
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