Hi All

I have recently bought a Cisco Catalyst Switch
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI....egory=3706&rd=1

However I see that it does not use a normal Cisco console Cable but rather a
9pin serial. Please can you advise what other cables/adapters I will require
in order to be able to console onto this switch.

Thanks


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CK
www.networkingbasics.co.uk

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Its a standard 9-pin serial interface - DTE presentation (like a PC) - see
the following URL
http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td...1928v5x/icg5x/c
sspec.htm
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"CK" <chris@networkingbasics.co.uk> wrote in message
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> Hi All
>
> I have recently bought a Cisco Catalyst Switch
>
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI....61&category=370
6&rd=1
>
> However I see that it does not use a normal Cisco console Cable but rather
a
> 9pin serial. Please can you advise what other cables/adapters I will
require
> in order to be able to console onto this switch.
>
> Thanks
>
>
> --
> Regards
>
> CK
> www.networkingbasics.co.uk
>
>

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The older 1900s have a 9 pin serial for the console. It uses a null modem
cable or a null modem adapter with a straight through cable. At least mine
does.

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"CK" <chris@networkingbasics.co.uk> wrote in message
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> Hi All
>
> I have recently bought a Cisco Catalyst Switch
>
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI....egory=3706&rd=1
>
> However I see that it does not use a normal Cisco console Cable but rather
a
> 9pin serial. Please can you advise what other cables/adapters I will
require
> in order to be able to console onto this switch.
>
> Thanks
>
>
> --
> Regards
>
> CK
> www.networkingbasics.co.uk
>
>

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It not a dumb question. This one I had the same problem with. What is dumb
is how hard it is to find the answer using the cisco search engine.

It uses a null modem cable. When I hooked it up using any of my pre-existing
null modem cables, I got crap on the screen that looked as if it was trying
to intialize a modem with Hayes codes. My best guess is that on bootup it
checks the handshake lines to see if a terminal is attached. If not, it
assumes that a modem is.

The answer is to wire the null modem cable as follows:

http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td...1928v5x/icg5x/c
sspec.htm

It worked like a charm.


"CK" <chris@networkingbasics.co.uk> wrote in message
news:N2uUa.4204$lf7.38183995@news-text.cableinet.net...
> Hi All
>
> I have recently bought a Cisco Catalyst Switch
>
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI....61&category=370
6&rd=1
>
> However I see that it does not use a normal Cisco console Cable but rather
a
> 9pin serial. Please can you advise what other cables/adapters I will
require
> in order to be able to console onto this switch.
>
> Thanks
>
>
> --
> Regards
>
> CK
> www.networkingbasics.co.uk
>
>

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