Re: [c-nsp] terminal server suggestions?

2011-01-04 Thread Dave Brockman
On 1/4/2011 4:58 PM, Andrew Wentzell wrote: > Digi and Cyclades would be two more brands to look at. You should be > able to find usable models for around $50 on ebay. +1 to Digi TS8/TS16 units (with latest firmware). I found the interface klunky and feature-set lacking with some of the older fir

Re: [c-nsp] terminal server suggestions?

2011-01-04 Thread Andrew Wentzell
Digi and Cyclades would be two more brands to look at. You should be able to find usable models for around $50 on ebay. ___ cisco-nsp mailing list cisco-nsp@puck.nether.net https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-nsp archive at http://puck.nether.

Re: [c-nsp] terminal server suggestions?

2011-01-04 Thread Justin Krejci
hoose. Since the communication is unencrypted you can use a sniffer to capture all the traffic (tcpdump, wireshark, etc). -Original Message- From: Vincent C Jones To: scubac...@gmail.com Cc: cisco-nsp@puck.nether.net Subject: Re: [c-nsp] terminal server suggestions? Date: Tue, 04 Jan 20

Re: [c-nsp] terminal server suggestions?

2011-01-04 Thread Vincent C Jones
Another trick, which is not in the "Console Server" thread because I do not consider it production quality, is to hang a bunch of USB to Serial converters off an old USB 1.x hub plugged into a netbook or other junk computer running Linux. Serial works great using minicom (the Linux serial terminal

Re: [c-nsp] terminal server suggestions?

2011-01-03 Thread Daniel Holme
Using routers, on the cheap, I've mostly used and would recommend a 2600 router with NM32A and octal cables. However the modules can be a little pricey for a home lab. If you want something really cheap then look for 2511 (iirc), but in my experience the performance isn't as good and the lines

Re: [c-nsp] terminal server suggestions?

2011-01-03 Thread Seth Mattinen
On 1/2/2011 21:37, Rogelio wrote: > I recently bought a grip of Cisco routers (2600s, 3600s) and Cisco > switches (3560s) for a few hundred dollars, and now I'm putting > together a setup that will let me do the INE CCIE lab exercises. > > I was wondering if anyone had a good suggestion for extrem

Re: [c-nsp] terminal server suggestions?

2011-01-03 Thread Jose Madrid
There was a long thread about this very recently. The subject line is "Console server". There were alot of helpful suggestions in there. On Mon, Jan 3, 2011 at 12:37 AM, Rogelio wrote: > I recently bought a grip of Cisco routers (2600s, 3600s) and Cisco > switches (3560s) for a few hundred dol

Re: [c-nsp] terminal server suggestions?

2011-01-03 Thread Christopher.Marget
> I was wondering if anyone had a good suggestion for extremely cheap > terminal servers (Avocent, Xyplex, Cisco, etc). I've purchased Xyplex MX-1620 terminal servers on ebay for $1 per port, including shipping. Cisco pinout (use rollover) TCP port is 2000+(100*port-number) Requires a TFTP serv

[c-nsp] terminal server suggestions?

2011-01-03 Thread Rogelio
I recently bought a grip of Cisco routers (2600s, 3600s) and Cisco switches (3560s) for a few hundred dollars, and now I'm putting together a setup that will let me do the INE CCIE lab exercises. I was wondering if anyone had a good suggestion for extremely cheap terminal servers (Avocent, Xyplex,