Hyperteminal

[bbutler3295]

Is there any way that i could monitor a router that is physicly connected to my hp box, using the serial connection, somthing like windows hyperterminal.
HPUX 11.11, B132L +

Thanks
BB

[harry d brown jr · Accepted solution]

Set up the serial device like you would for an outbound modem, then use "cu" to connect to the port. The trick will be the cable.

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harry

[Mark Greene_1]

for the cable, there are 4 basic configs you can try:

- wire 1-8 straight through on both ends

- wire 1-8 straight on one end, and swap 2 & 3 on the other

- wire 1-5 & 7 straight, and jumper 6, 8, and 20 together on one end, swap 2 & 3 and run the jumper into 7 and the rest straight on the other

- this is the most complicated: swap 2 & 3, run 4 to 4, 5 to 20, jumper 6 & 8 to 4, run 7 straight to 7, run 20 to split to 6 and 8 on the other side

HTH
mark

[bbutler3295]

cisco console cable will not work ?
Or do i have to slightly modify the factory cable?

[Bill Hassell]

Most Cisco routers have an RJ-45 connector for the serial port. In the Cisco box, there should be an RJ-45 cable plus a 9-pin or 25-pin adapter that should swap pins 2 and 3. If not, or if someone lost this adapter, there are at least 9 different versions of RJ-45 wiring (there is *NO* standard for RJ-45 serial) so you'll need to look at the Cisco documentation to figure out RS-232 pin numbers versus the RJ-45 connector. The cable must swap the transmit and receive pins.

Then configure Hyperterminal to 9600, 8N1 and open the correct COM port. The majority of problems with serial COM ports on PCs is cabling.

[Rory R Hammond]

I have hooked up Cisco Routers to DXXX and KXXX HP servers.
I have done this successfully many times. You can use cu, I also have used and perfer Kermit.

MDP port cable:

Cisco HP DB25M
RJ45 Pins DTC or MPD Pins
1
2 DTR
3 TD RD 2
4 GND GND 7
5 GND GND 7
6 RD TD 3
7 DSR RTS 6
8

Cisco HP DB25M
RJ45 Pins EMUX PIN
1
2
3 TD RD 2
4 GND GND 7
5
6 RD TD 3
7

[bbutler3295]

could you give me some examples on a connect sting for kermit, im looking at the man now and its just too much.