14 Jun
2002
14 Jun
'02
4:20 a.m.
At 12:12 PM 6/14/2002 -0400, Curt Vendel wrote:
Nearly all of the Cisco equipment have RJ45 console
ports on them, even
Radio shack sells DB25/RJ45 hook kits for making connectors.
The great thing about the
console ports on most devices is that they use standard straight run CAT5
cables so you don't have to make up a custom one.
And if you're out junk hunting or raiding someone else's junk
closet, you might find a pile of the 9-pin and 25-pin to RJ-45
adapters that Cisco includes when you buy a router with a
console port. I hadn't thought about it that way, but is
this a handy source of alternatives to long serial cables?
If I use a cross-over cable, it is wired like a null modem?
- John