[olug] Minicom work with Cisco Console?

[Charles Bird]

> *IS* there anything better than large rubbermaid tubs for holding cables,
> adapters, etc?  I'm just wondering how the duct tape on the cable helps
> connectivity.

Conectivity?? Well its one of those SDTP cables (Special Duct Tape
Protocol), actually it was the one cable that i wasnt gonna try, i didnt
know the source or condition...it just came from the tub.
I had read on forums that i needed a null cable, and i knew/thought this
beatup regular cable was the last thing i would need for this.
Another cable that was nicer but not null didnt work either, that was a
part of my confusion... I think the non-duct taped one is not tub worthy
anymore.. and the null might be returned.

I am excited to have ALOT of ports.
I got my caffine, I got my minicom working with the cisco, a half pack of
cigarettes, and powdered donuts. I am all set.

>
> Buz
>
> On 10/21/06, Todd Christopher Hamilton <netarttodd at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> The bigger challenge is finding a better place for your
>> cables/adapters than a big Rubbermaid container.  When you find out
>> let me know.  I have three Rubbermaid boxes of cables and stuff
>> myself.
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>> On 10/21/06, Charles Bird <cbird at mail.datar8.com> wrote:
>> > Well...I got a new cable last night for the switch, didnt work.
>> > I woke up this morning dug around in one of the rubbermaid tubs of
>> > cables/adapters, and the one with the duct tape works.
>> > I knew it was something dumb...always is.
>> >
>> > I am now on my way to 96 ports of packet fury.
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>> > > I've been trying to setup a few vlans at the house, I cannot get
>> into
>> the
>> > > cisco5000 switch.
>> > > I have, null modem cable, minicom@ 9600 8n1, all green lights on the
>> > > switch meaning there is no indicated failures.
>> > > I have cycled power a few times, reset the sup. card, looked in
>> google
>> for
>> > > a total of 4 hours, and even rtfm.
>> > > I'll be up all night working on this, if anyone has ideas, i would
>> smile
>> > > in response, I have no clue as to what i could try to establish
>> > > communication with this thing. :(
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