Cannot connect to routers through console port

I finally got my lab equipment.

But I cant even connect to the dam console ports!
It came with a rollover cable and a serial to ethernet adapter. I set hyperterm to the required settings 9600, 8, none, 1, and none.

But nothing.

Tried all three com ports, both routers and the switch.

Tried a different telnet program, tera term.

Nothing.

What can I do to test?
Did I get so unlucky as to buy all crap equipment?

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Bearded Steve

Tried a different console cable?

Deadmaster200

No, I only have one.

But, I have tried my laptop, just in case there was something wrong with my computer, and it is still not working.

QUIX0TIC

You NipponBiki... what equipment did you finally get anyways?

Regarding the telnet... are you sure your cable is good? I use teraterm myself... or try using just the standards Windows just to see if it is not application. But, dont forget to force it to VT100 instead of automatic.

Deadmaster200

well, since i cant login, i cant verify what i got.

i only have one cable, and no way of testing the cable itself.

i guess i will just have to wait until monday to try and find someplace that sells console cables.

jmc724

Try another telnet s/w like secure ssh. See what happends.

Deadmaster200

OK, tried a new cable and new ethernet to db9 adapter.

Is there anybody out there that could possibly help?

johnnynodough

http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/701/14.html

http://www.conserver.com/consoles/IOLAN/iolancons.html

Before I would get to worried bout my gear being bad, I would get a new console cable. Buy a cisco made cable off ebay, cisco doesnt make a rollover cable and a DB9 to RJ45 adapter, thats third party. I have a few bad ones my self, The problem is often the DB9 end just needs to be resoldered.

fondue

I had a similar problem occur the day before my exam. It turned out to be the rj-45 to db9 connector. The pins in the rj-45 connector got mangled/bent out of the way and didn't make contact with the rollover cable. I would check the connector and verify the pinouts on the Cisco link from johnnynodough's post.

Deadmaster200

OK, I went ahead and ordered a real cisco cable from yahoo auction here in Japan.

I also find it hard to believe that all three pieces of equipment would be bad

However, if it was a cabling issue, would I still get a connected status in hyperterm?

This is so **** me off. I already waited over 2 months just for shipping for this lab.

johnnynodough

HyperTerm and many com port terminal emulators can say they are connected when they really arent, you should be able to verify what you have though, if you hold the two ends of the rollover cable, pin 1 on one side should be pn 8 on the other, pin 2 on one side to pin 7 on the other side, etc ect, like so -

I use to have a great link for this, but I cant find it, so I tore apart one of my fucntioning homemade cables.

RJ45 Connector 1
OR-WOR,GR-WGR,BL-WBL,BR-WBR

RJ45 Conenctor 2
WBR-BR,WBL-BL,WGR-GR,WOR-OR

*Any color variation will work, as long as they map to the opposite pin onthe other connector

And the DB9 connector end should map like so, the DB9 adapter should have a pin out on the DB9 shell and the RJ45 receptacle.

RJ45 DB9
1

8
2

6
3

2
4

5
5

5
6

3
7

4
8

7

Note Below that asterix * do not represent pins, I had to use them to keep the format of my awesome artwork :P

DB9
______ ___
\1***** 5 /
\9*****6/

RJ45
* _____
_|____|_
|******|
|______|
1***** 8

QUIX0TIC

What is that... a Picasso or Monet?

johnnynodough

Modern Monet, isnt is obviuos

QUIX0TIC

LOL

alexgne

Sorry for off-topic question:

I bought myself 3 2503 routers. No cables were included. Could someone recommend a serial cable and model for these routers. For frame relay and ppp connection with dte and dce.

EdTheLad

On ebay you will be able to buy a back to back db60 serial cable.The cable is working at the physical layer,once your physical layer is good you can worry about what datalink protocols you want to use!

alexgne

Thanks!

Could you please tell where those cisco smart serial and x.21 cables are use?