01-15-2013 12:07 PM
Hello,
I am trying to connect to a PIX 501 firewall via serial connection. My problem is that I cannot issue commands to the firewall. Whenever I try to type something into the terminal, nothing happens. I have the connection settings configured properly (9600 baud, 8 data bits, 1 stop bit, no parity, no flow control) and have tried PuTTY and HyperTerminal and have the same results. I get output from the firewall, but my keystrokes do not seem to be going to it.
Thank you.
02-01-2013 01:40 PM
Turns out we had a bad cable. Using a different one worked perfectly.
02-01-2013 01:49 PM
Thanks for letting us know.
Reminds me of some good maxims / rules of thumb / questions to remind oneself of and always ask:
1. 80% of issues are physical layer (YMMV). 80% of the ones remaining are human error.
2. Has it ever worked? If so, what's changed since then?
3. Can you recreate problem with a different device?
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