Hi all,
I've seen this behaviour also. It occurs when using win9x too. So far I
haven't found a software version than eliminates the problem. Word is that
it is a combined (hardware + software) "minor" problem.
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Panayiotis Psihoyios
CCNP (Security, ATM), CCDP, MCP
Network Engineer
Synet S.A.
118 B, Agias Eleousis Street
Marousi
GR 151 25
Greece
Tel: ++ 301 0 61 29 500
Fax: ++ 301 0 61 25 313
http://www.synet.com.gr
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> -Original Message-
> From: Rik Guyler [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Thursday, October 04, 2001 2:20 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: RE: Cat 6000 [7:21845]
>
>
> Strange behavior indeed! I don't know if it's the same
> thing, but an old,
> well-known bug with NT/Win2k and Catalysts is very similar.
> By connecting
> an NT/Win2k serial port to the console port of a Cat when the
> PC is booting
> will reset or freeze the switch. I have witnessed (in other
> words "done")
> this on several different models of switches. I've heard
> that it has to do
> with the way NT/Win2k polls the serial port but I haven't
> confirmed it.
> Nowadays, I make sure my notebook is all the way up and my
> terminal emulator
> (Teraterm usually) is up as well. Funny, but it doesn't seem
> to affect
> routers, firewalls, etc...only the switches.
>
> Rik
>
> -Original Message-----
> From: Patrick Donlon [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2001 10:29 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Cat 6000 [7:21845]
>
>
> We have a couple of Cat 6Ks running IOS, when CRT terminal software is
> starting from a PC with the console cable connected it goes
> into rom monitor
> mode. Anyone know the reason for this, I haven't found
> anything on the CCO
> yet
>
> regards
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