Sun Netra question

2003-10-06 Thread Keith Morse
Simply, the Cisco cable is an 8 conductor flat cable with one twist in it. Pin 1---8 2---7 3---6 4---5 5---4 6---3 7---2 8---1 you could easily duplicate this with CAT5. _

Re: Sun Netra question

2003-10-05 Thread Chong Yu Meng
Net Llama! wrote: Thanks for the offer, but i'm sure i can find one around here. Hell, Cisco's corporate headquarters are a 10 minute drive from where i work. Can you explain one thing though? Why do i need the Cisco cable for the OS install, but a crossover is good enough afterwards? If you

Re: Sun Netra question

2003-10-05 Thread Net Llama!
On Mon, 6 Oct 2003, Chong Yu Meng wrote: > I know what you mean ! In my recent project, I had 3 different Sun > servers requiring 3 different console cables. The Netra console cable is > the most easily acquired, because it is the same as the Cisco console > cable. The other 2 had to be fabricated

Re: Sun Netra question

2003-10-05 Thread Chong Yu Meng
Net Llama! wrote: Hi pascal, No cisco routers here (so no console cable). I've got alot of cat5, but that's about all. I get the feeling that I'll need to purchase, or construct some other kind, but i can't figure out which. ugh. i hate sun. I know what you mean ! In my recent project, I h

Re: Sun Netra question

2003-10-05 Thread Net Llama!
Hi pascal, No cisco routers here (so no console cable). I've got alot of cat5, but that's about all. I get the feeling that I'll need to purchase, or construct some other kind, but i can't figure out which. ugh. i hate sun. On Mon, 6 Oct 2003, Chong Yu Meng wrote: > Hi Llama ! > > You can us

Re: Sun Netra question

2003-10-05 Thread Chong Yu Meng
Hi Llama ! You can use the typical console cable used for Cisco routers. That's what I used to hook up the office Netra to my office laptop. Plug into the LOM port and plug the other end into your 9-pin serial port. If you are using Windows, open a Hyperterminal window and press several times

Re: Sun Netra question

2003-10-05 Thread Ted Ozolins
Net Llama! wrote: OK. But i don't need DB25. I've got a Rocketport which takes RJ45, and the Netra RJ45, which seems to need something other than an ordinary cat5. Do you know if its a crossover, or something custom? I'll have to check on that and get back to you. I know a few people here that

Re: Sun Netra question

2003-10-05 Thread Bill Campbell
On Sun, Oct 05, 2003, Net Llama! wrote: >On Sun, 5 Oct 2003, Ted Ozolins wrote: >> Net Llama! wrote: >> >> > Its some kind of RJ45 (8 pin, i guess). There are two ports, one is LOM, >> > the other is just an ordinary RJ45. >> > >> PIN SIGNAL DB25 >> 1 --- DTS --- 4 >> 2 --- DTR ---20

Re: Sun Netra question

2003-10-05 Thread Net Llama!
On Sun, 5 Oct 2003, Ted Ozolins wrote: > Net Llama! wrote: > > > Its some kind of RJ45 (8 pin, i guess). There are two ports, one is LOM, > > the other is just an ordinary RJ45. > > > PIN SIGNAL DB25 > 1 --- DTS --- 4 > 2 --- DTR ---20 > 3 --- TXD --- 2 > 4 --- Sig GND --- 1 > 5

Re: Sun Netra question

2003-10-05 Thread Ted Ozolins
Net Llama! wrote: Its some kind of RJ45 (8 pin, i guess). There are two ports, one is LOM, the other is just an ordinary RJ45. PIN SIGNAL DB25 1 --- DTS --- 4 2 --- DTR ---20 3 --- TXD --- 2 4 --- Sig GND --- 1 5 --- Sig GND --- 7 6 --- RXD --- 3 7 --- DCD --- 8 8 --- DC

Re: Sun Netra question

2003-10-05 Thread Net Llama!
On Sun, 5 Oct 2003, Ted Ozolins wrote: > Net Llama! wrote: > > Anyone here ever had to admin a Sun Netra? I've recently inherited a few > > (against my will), and discovered that they don't have the DB25 serial > > port that i'm accustomed to on other Sun hardware. Anyone know what kind > > of ca

Re: Sun Netra question

2003-10-05 Thread Ted Ozolins
Net Llama! wrote: Anyone here ever had to admin a Sun Netra? I've recently inherited a few (against my will), and discovered that they don't have the DB25 serial port that i'm accustomed to on other Sun hardware. Anyone know what kind of cable is needed to setup serial console on these beasts (an

Sun Netra question

2003-10-05 Thread Net Llama!
Anyone here ever had to admin a Sun Netra? I've recently inherited a few (against my will), and discovered that they don't have the DB25 serial port that i'm accustomed to on other Sun hardware. Anyone know what kind of cable is needed to setup serial console on these beasts (and where I could ob