Bought access server AS2509-RJ off eBay and async console lines don't show up

mattchan777 · ‎10-31-2012

I'm trying to use an AS2509-RJ access server router to console into other Cisco devices I have.

I did a "show line" after booting the device but did not see any async "TTY" lines with any baud rates excpet for the AUX port:

Router#sh line

Tty Typ Tx/Rx A Modem Roty AccO AccI Uses Noise Overruns Int

* 0 CTY - - - - - 0 0 0/0 -

1 AUX 9600/9600 - - - - - 0 0 0/0 -

2 VTY - - - - - 0 0 0/0 -

3 VTY - - - - - 0 0 0/0 -

4 VTY - - - - - 0 0 0/0 -

5 VTY - - - - - 0 0 0/0 -

6 VTY - - - - - 0 0 0/0 -

The router is an AS2509-RJ with 8 async ports. Here is the "show ver" output:

Router#sh ver

Cisco Internetwork Operating System Software

IOS (tm) 2500 Software (C2500-I-L), Version 12.1(20), RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc2)

Compiled Thu 29-May-03 22:00 by kellythw

Image text-base: 0x03041F34, data-base: 0x00001000

ROM: System Bootstrap, Version 11.0(10c)XA, PLATFORM SPECIFIC RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1)

BOOTLDR: 3000 Bootstrap Software (IGS-BOOT-R), Version 11.0(10c)XA, PLATFORM SPECIFIC RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1)

Router uptime is 2 minutes

System returned to ROM by power-on

System image file is "flash:c2500-i-l.121-20.bin"

cisco AS2509-RJ (68030) processor (revision I) with 2048K/2048K bytes of memory.

Processor board ID 05954553, with hardware revision 00000000

Bridging software.

X.25 software, Version 3.0.0.

1 Ethernet/IEEE 802.3 interface(s)

1 Serial network interface(s)

32K bytes of non-volatile configuration memory.

8192K bytes of processor board System flash (Read ONLY)

Configuration register is 0x2102

In other outputs of "show ver" of AS2509-RJ units on eBay, it says "X terminal line(s)" under the list of interfaces, but it is clearly not on the router that I bought off of eBay. I also did the following:

configured ip address on ethernet0 interface

did a "no shut" on the interface

I then tried to telnet to the ip address on ports 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008, but I got a "Connection refused by remote host." Am I doing something wrong here or is the unit broke?

paolo bevilacqua · ‎11-01-2012

It can be faulty indeed.

mattchan777 · ‎11-01-2012

Ok. Is there a command in IOS or ROMMON mode to do a test on the router?

paolo bevilacqua · ‎11-03-2012

There are no tests. If I'm not wrong the asynch lines are on a daugtherboard, that can be broken.

Jeff Van Houten · ‎11-04-2012

Do you have the octal cables plugged in?

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paolo bevilacqua · ‎11-05-2012

Jeff Van Houten wrote:

Do you have the octal cables plugged in?

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Having them or not does not make a difference in hardware detection and configuration.

mattchan777 · ‎11-07-2012

This model only has RJ-45 connectors on the back of the unit and octal cables aren't used. I did think of this and plugged in known working RJ-45 rollover cables and tried issuing the command again, but I still had the issue.