Console Cable for 2524

[Jorge Jerez]

Hi. I losed the cable to connect my procurve 2524 switch to the serial port of my computer. Does a standad serial cable works to connect to hyperterminal? Do i need a specific cable? which? lot of thanks.

[razzer]

i believe it is a standard ethernet cable.like rj45.though i am not certain.

[Joel Belizario]

This is the description from HP Partsurfer:

5184-1894, RS-232C serial cable - 9 pin (F) to 9 pin (F) - 2.5m (8.2ft) long - Connects a terminal or computer to the console port

[OLARU Dan]

You can use any console cable that comes with any HP ProCurve switch, if some netadmin you know has and is willing to help you.

[Christer Olsson]

The cable is a standard DB9(F) - DB9(F) nullmodem so you can buy a cheap one from your local datastore.

Null-modem cables is a cable connecting following pins:

1---7
7---1
2---3
3---2
4-6,8
6,8-4
5---5
G---G