Router Serial Connection Help

damien2008

Hi I have just purchased a Cisco 2621 Router which came 4 serial interfaces, it is the top Router in the attached picture.

These interfaces are unlike the ones on my 2514 Router, bottom router in the attached picture.

My questions are:
What type of serial cable do I need to purchase for the 2621 router ?
Can I connect the 2 routers serially - 2621 to 2514 ?
Do I need some sort of serial converter - V.35 to ? cable

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Comments

DCD

Yes you can connect both routers use a DB25 Male RS232 Cable. On the 2621 those should be WIC 2T cards. MTciscoguy is correct it a DB60

MTciscoguy

Yup, those are WIC 2T cards, I own several of them. You need a

WIC 2T to DB60 DCE Male to DTE Smart Serial Cable, Lots of them being sold on Ebay, which is where I purchased mine, and don't worry, you don't have to buy branded cables, I purchase mine from a company called Dantrak. The connection on your 2514 is a DB60, not a DB25 so make sure to get the correct cable, both of my 2503 routers have the same connections and I have them connected to my 1841 routers with the WIC 2T cards

damien2008

Thanks for the advice, I have just ordered a CISCO DB60 / DCE to Smart Serial / DTE Crossover Cable from Ebay.