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Need connection advice
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| Townsend 2003-10-04, 12:42 pm |
| I have always connected from the serial port of a computer using hyperterminal and a crossover cable to the console port on routers. I recenntly aquired a notebook computer with no serial port only usb ports. Can anyone suggest the best way to connect this to configure routers? | |
| Johnno 2003-10-04, 5:02 pm |
| No worries chief.
Just go and purchase a USB to Serial adapter from an electronics shop. Not sure how much they are but I can't imagine it to be costly.
Stay safe.  | |
| Asmodeus 2003-10-04, 6:34 pm |
| Yes thats the best way. I`ve bought one too. But the problem with this adapters is the virtual comport is simmulates in the hyperterminal. So its evertime an other one if you start it. If you have more than one device it could be really annouing. But I found a real good solution to this problem.
I bought a Comswitchbox they are quite cheap about 10$ my one has 8 comports. On all 8 Comports i fixed so called "genderchanger" (all together about 10) and on every genderchander I fixed one com to rj45 (all together about 15$) adapter from a simple consolen kit.
On the ourput prt I fixed the usb to com adapter(15$). I put the whole thing in an empty 19" (20$)case and mounted it. Now I just need to screw the wheel on the switchbox and have the device I want on my hyperterminal.
So if I want to take some practiselessons I take my notebook, put it on the top of my rack, connect one cable to my notebook and everthing works great. It spares a lot of time and work and costs about 60$. Anyway ....
May I could help you a bit | |
| Johnno 2003-10-05, 4:18 pm |
| Asmodeus,
Sound like you have a 'sweet as' setup there to play with. It may humour you to know that when I want to connect to multiple routers console ports, I am like the telephone operators in the old days, constantly plugging and unplugging. lol.
Still though I am fortunate enough to work for a company that loans me the equipment to train on. 
Stay Safe. | |
| Townsend 2003-10-09, 8:56 am |
| Thanks guys!
I appreciate the help. |
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