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Routers back to back through the AUX port

lboogie25
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Any thoughts?

I have a 3825 router and a 3600 router I'm attempting to connect back to back using the AUX port. I tested my rollover cable between two 2811's and have gotten this to work. For whatever, reason, the CTS on the 3825 side will not get out of the "no CTS" state. I've tried changing the baud speed from 9600 to 115200 with no luck. My 3600 has an NM-16A card in it and the 3825 is using line 1 for the Aux. Configurations follow:

3600

interface Async65
ip address 192.168.10.1 255.255.255.0
encapsulation ppp
async default routing
async mode interactive

!

line aux 0
modem InOut
transport preferred telnet
transport input all
stopbits 1

!!!! Output of show line aux 0 !!!!!

* 65 AUX 9600/9600 - inout - - - 0 0 1/0 -

Line 65, Location: "", Type: ""
Length: 24 lines, Width: 80 columns
Baud rate (TX/RX) is 9600/9600, no parity, 1 stopbits, 8 databits
Status: Ready, Active, No Exit Banner, CTS Raised, Modem Signals Polled
Capabilities: Modem Callout, Modem RI is CD,
Line usable as async interface
Modem state: Ready
Modem hardware state: CTS* DSR* DTR RTS
Special Chars: Escape Hold Stop Start Disconnect Activation
^^x none - - none
Timeouts: Idle EXEC Idle Session Modem Answer Session Dispatch
00:10:00 never none not set
Idle Session Disconnect Warning
never
Login-sequence User Response
00:00:30
Autoselect Initial Wait
not set
Modem type is unknown.
Session limit is not set.
Time since activation: 00:00:14
Editing is enabled.
History is enabled, history size is 20.
DNS resolution in show commands is enabled
Full user help is disabled
Allowed input transports are pad v120 lapb-ta telnet rlogin udptn.
Allowed output transports are pad v120 lapb-ta telnet rlogin.
Preferred transport is telnet.
No output characters are padded
No special data dispatching characters

!!!!!!

3825

interface Async1
ip address 192.168.10.2 255.255.255.0
encapsulation ppp
async mode dedicated
routing dynamic

!

line aux 0
modem InOut
transport preferred none
transport input all

!

!!!!!! Output of show line aux 0 !!!!

Tty Line Typ Tx/Rx A Modem Roty AccO AccI Uses Noise Overruns Int
A 1 1 AUX 9600/9600 - inout - - - 0 7 0/2955 -

Line 1, Location: "", Type: ""
Length: 24 lines, Width: 80 columns
Baud rate (TX/RX) is 9600/9600, no parity, 1 stopbits, 8 databits
Status: Active, Async Interface Active, Modem Signals Polled
Capabilities: Modem Callout, Modem RI is CD,
Line is permanent async interface
Modem state: Idle
Group codes: 0
Line is running PPP routing.
0 output packets queued, 1 input packets.
Async Escape map is 11111111111111111111111111111111
Modem hardware state: noCTS DSR* noDTR RTS
Special Chars: Escape Hold Stop Start Disconnect Activation
^^x none - - none
Timeouts: Idle EXEC Idle Session Modem Answer Session Dispatch
00:10:00 never none not set
Idle Session Disconnect Warning
never
Login-sequence User Response
00:00:30
Autoselect Initial Wait
not set
Modem type is unknown.
Session limit is not set.
Time since activation: 00:00:25
Editing is enabled.
History is enabled, history size is 20.
DNS resolution in show commands is enabled
Full user help is disabled
Allowed input transports are lat pad telnet rlogin lapb-ta mop udptn v120 ssh.
Allowed output transports are lat pad telnet rlogin lapb-ta mop v120 ssh.
Preferred transport is none.
No output characters are padded
No special data dispatching characters

!

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Philip D'Ath
VIP Alumni
VIP Alumni

If you aren't getting a CTS and can't resolve the cabling issue then just disable hardware flow control.

Thanks for your reply, Philip. I have disabled flow control on both ends and the CTS still does not come up.

If hardware flowcontrol is disable the routers should not care about CTS anymore. That is a hardware flow control signal.

When I disabled hardware flow control, I had the same error indications with both Async interfaces transitioning from Up -->Reset --> Down. Perhaps it's not a CTS issue and something else? My config looks correct. Any ideas?

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