04-09-2019 03:25 AM
Hello all,
I am trying to connect to the console port of my cisco vpn concentrator 3000. My putty configuration is what the cisco technical doc suggests. I have a female rs232 to usb to use one of the virtual COM ports on my laptop, however I am not having any success getting a display at all, just a blank putty terminal.
I have also tried some default IP address connected with an rj45 cable and on the same network
additionally I have used arp windows command line to add an arp entry for the private and public nics and go to the web portal.
I have also tried reseting the unit
can anyone help please?
thank you
04-09-2019 04:07 AM
- I don't think you will need any ip/arp settings for the rs232 connection. Make sure that traditional defaults are used in Putty , such as speed 9600 etc. Also power up the VPN Concentrator and during that power-up tap the space bar in Putty. Check if this helps.
M.
04-09-2019 06:37 AM
04-09-2019 06:52 AM
- Depends how we use these terms, but it;s not like an Ethernet cable where usually auto MDIX is used these days ; in the serial-protocol I believe TX and RX should 'cross' each other somewhere in between....
M.
04-09-2019 07:46 AM
to confirm the cable type see the FAQ section password recovery question
connect a PC to the console port of the VPN Concentrator using a straight-through RS-232 serial cable
04-10-2019 07:17 AM
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