Message-ID: <02f701c06020$741ab060$0100a8c0@9> From: "Dennis" Date: Thu, 7 Dec 2000 15:36:46 +0800 Subject: Re: [SLE] Console to Cisco router and firewall Hi Jim, Thanks for answering my problem. I tried minicom with the 'black' flat cable came together with the router/firewall. I am sure that is the right cable as it was used by the SI (system integrator) on NT through hyper-terminal. I set the minicom parameter to 9600,8,N,1, and port to ttyS0 (first com port), but minicom is not getting any response from the router. I did the same thing using my win98 notebook and it is communicating well. As I am not too sure about minicom, I need some help. I really don't want my boss to know that I'm unable to do this using Linux and still depend on windoze. Of course I also don't want to have any of the server in the rack to contain MS OS there. I feel proud to be the first (and only one) to implement Linux (SuSE) in large scale deployment for my Company with acceptance from my bosses. Any help and guidance is appreciated. Thanks. Dennis @Singapore <p><p><p><p>----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Cunning" To: "Dennis" Cc: Sent: Tuesday, 05 December, 2000 11:41 PM Subject: Re: [SLE] Console to Cisco router and firewall <p>> I have used both minicom and cu (from the uucp rpm) to talk to Cisco

routers, terminal servers, 3Com and Bay switches, etc., with no problems. Can you be more explicit about the "cisco things" that minicom, etc. don't like?

It isn't evident from your comments whether you get any response at all from the routers, or just garbage. If you get nothing from the box, be sure you have the right serial cable (null modem or straight-through). I know Cisco has two different DB-9 to RJ-45 adapters, one for straight-through (modem connections) and a null modem variant (for direct PC connections), too, so be sure you've got the right combination.

Jim Cunning

On Tue, 5 Dec 2000, Dennis wrote:

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Sorry, a simple question.

I need to talk to my office's Cisco router and Pix firewall, the vendor told me to use hyper terminal in NT/9x which the whole cabinet of servers are all SuSE Linux. : )

Can someone point me to the right way to get it work? I tried minicom, etc but they are don't care about (the cisco things).

Help and thanks.

Dennis @Singapore.

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