I had the same problem with a 4500. I used the same adapters you have and an RJ45 straight cable. The same cable you use to wire a computer to a switch. Worked like a charm . FOund this out through process of elimiantion.
""Black Jack"" wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > I just acquired a 4000 router and can't get it to respond through the > console port. As usual in this case, I suspect I have a cable problem. I > thought I needed a straight through DB9-DB25 modem cable, but it doesn't > seem to work. I want to make sure I have the right cable before I start > chasing other possibilities. Is this in fact the right cable? I have > searched the archives and looked at several CCO links without a clear answer > (maybe I'm just not smart enough to understand what I'm reading :-)). What > I'd really like is something ultra-simple, like "db-25 pin2 to db-9 pin3" > and so on. Can anyone point that out to me? TIA. Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=54103&t=53981 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
