09-03-2024 06:34 AM
Needing a little help
I have been trying to get this to work for a few weeks now and I was able to get the 2901 to console into devices (Cisco 2900 series switches) with configurations on them. Still, when I try to access a factory defaulted switch I enter my credentials and it goes no further I am not offered a prompt for the switch see attached. I am using a Cisco HWIC-16A 16 Port Async Interface with an octal async cable for my console connections
I have configured my 2901 with this config
Terminal-Server#sh run
Building configuration...
Current configuration : 4686 bytes
!
! Last configuration change at 06:07:23 CDT Tue Sep 3 2024
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version 15.7
service timestamps debug datetime msec
service timestamps log datetime msec
no service password-encryption
!
hostname Terminal-Server
!
boot-start-marker
boot-end-marker
!
!
!
aaa new-model
!
!
aaa authorization exec default local
!
!
!
!
!
!
aaa session-id common
clock timezone CST -6 0
clock summer-time CDT recurring
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
ip domain name yourname.local
ip host d1 2003 10.1.1.1
ip host d2 2004 10.1.1.1
ip host d3 2005 10.1.1.1
ip host d4 2006 10.1.1.1
ip host d5 2007 10.1.1.1
ip host d6 2008 10.1.1.1
ip host d7 2009 10.1.1.1
ip host d8 2010 10.1.1.1
ip host d9 2011 10.1.1.1
ip host d10 2012 10.1.1.1
ip host d11 2013 10.1.1.1
ip host d12 2014 10.1.1.1
ip host d13 2015 10.1.1.1
ip host d14 2016 10.1.1.1
ip host d15 2017 10.1.1.1
ip host d16 2018 10.1.1.1
ip cef
no ipv6 cef
multilink bundle-name authenticated
!
!
!
!
license udi pid CISCO2901/K9 sn FJC1839A007
!
!
username admin privilege 15 secret 5 $1$f1IG$t.fQYTwstN5ndTk1wXmkB.
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redundancy
!
!
!
!
!
!
interface Loopback1
ip address 10.1.1.1 255.255.255.0
!
interface Embedded-Service-Engine0/0
no ip address
shutdown
!
interface GigabitEthernet0/0
ip address 10.xx.xx.xx 255.255.255.0
duplex auto
speed auto
!
interface GigabitEthernet0/1
no ip address
shutdown
duplex auto
speed auto
!
interface Async0/0/0
no ip address
encapsulation slip
!
interface Async0/0/1
no ip address
encapsulation slip
!
interface Async0/0/2
no ip address
encapsulation slip
!
interface Async0/0/3
no ip address
encapsulation slip
!
interface Async0/0/4
no ip address
encapsulation slip
!
interface Async0/0/5
no ip address
encapsulation slip
!
interface Async0/0/6
no ip address
encapsulation slip
!
interface Async0/0/7
no ip address
encapsulation slip
!
interface Async0/0/8
no ip address
encapsulation slip
!
interface Async0/0/9
no ip address
encapsulation slip
!
interface Async0/0/10
no ip address
encapsulation slip
!
interface Async0/0/11
no ip address
encapsulation slip
!
interface Async0/0/12
no ip address
encapsulation slip
!
interface Async0/0/13
no ip address
encapsulation slip
!
interface Async0/0/14
no ip address
encapsulation slip
!
interface Async0/0/15
no ip address
encapsulation slip
!
ip forward-protocol nd
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no ip http server
no ip http secure-server
!
ip route 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 10.xx.xx.xx
ip ssh version 2
!
!
menu cisco title ^CCCC
welcome to the Terminal Server
To exit from the device, use CTRL+SHIFT+6 then press x
^C
menu cisco prompt ^CCCCC
Choose your option
^C
menu cisco text 1 login to D1
menu cisco command 1 telnet 10.1.1.1 2003
menu cisco text 2 login to D2
menu cisco command 2 telnet 10.1.1.1 2004
menu cisco text 3 login to D3
menu cisco command 3 telnet 10.1.1.1 2005
menu cisco text 4 login to D4
menu cisco command 4 telnet 10.1.1.1 2006
menu cisco text 5 login to D5
menu cisco command 5 telnet 10.1.1.1 2007
menu cisco text 6 login to D6
menu cisco command 6 telnet 10.1.1.1 2008
menu cisco text 7 login to D7
menu cisco command 7 telnet 10.1.1 1 2009
menu cisco text 8 login to D8
menu cisco command 8 telnet 10.1.1.1 2010
menu cisco text 9 login to D9
menu cisco command 9 telnet 10.1.1.1 2011
menu cisco text 10 login to D10
menu cisco command 10 telnet 10.1.1.1 2012
menu cisco text 11 login to D11
menu cisco command 11 telnet 10.1.1.1 2013
menu cisco text 12 login to D12
menu cisco command 12 telnet 10.1.1.1 2014
menu cisco text 13 login to D13
menu cisco command 13 telnet 10.1.1.1 2015
menu cisco text 14 login to D14
menu cisco command 14 telnet 10.1.1.1 2016
menu cisco text 15 login to D15
menu cisco command 15 telnet 10.1.1.1 2017
menu cisco text 16 login to D16
menu cisco command 16 telnet 10.1.1.1 2018
menu cisco text e menu-exit
menu cisco command e menu-exit
menu cisco text q disconnect from terminal server
menu cisco command q exit
menu cisco clear-screen
menu cisco line-mode
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menu main status-line
!
!
!
!
!
control-plane
!
!
line con 0
line aux 0
session-timeout 60
exec-timeout 0 0
autobaud
logging synchronous
transport input all
stopbits 1
flowcontrol hardware
line 2
session-timeout 60
exec-timeout 0 0
logging synchronous
no activation-character
no exec
transport preferred none
transport output pad telnet rlogin lapb-ta mop udptn v120 ssh
stopbits 1
flowcontrol hardware
line 0/0/0 0/0/15
session-timeout 600
exec-timeout 5 0
logging synchronous
transport input all
stopbits 1
flowcontrol hardware
line vty 0 4
autocommand menu cisco
transport input ssh
transport output all
line vty 5 15
autocommand menu cisco
transport input ssh
transport output all
!
scheduler allocate 20000 1000
!
end
09-03-2024 09:37 AM
Interesting that it works to a configured switch but does not work to an uninitialized switch. I assume that after connecting to an uninitialized switch that you have pressed return multiple times?
If you connect to an uninitialized switch, and pressing return has no effect, would you power cycle the switch and tell us if any output of the boot process appears?
09-03-2024 11:27 AM
Hi Richard yes I hit enter several times nothing when the switch is power-cycled I then see the boot sequence of the switch once its loaded it again became unresponsive to any input other than ctrl+shift+6+x to return to the terminal server prompt
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