2511 as a terminal server

[jeffrey.girard]

I have a 2511 with an octal cable attached to the Async 1-8 port. Config is listed below:

sh run

Building configuration...

Current configuration:

!

version 11.2

no service password-encryption

no service udp-small-servers

no service tcp-small-servers

!

hostname TermServer

!

enable password cisco

!

partition flash 2 8 8

!

ip subnet-zero

no ip domain-lookup

!

interface Loopback0

ip address 100.100.100.100 255.255.255.255

!

interface Ethernet0

ip address <address removed>

!

interface Serial0

no ip address

shutdown

!

interface Serial1

no ip address

shutdown

!

interface Async1

no ip address

async mode interactive

!

interface Async2

no ip address

async mode interactive

!

!

ip classless

!

line con 0

password cisco

logging synchronous

login

line 1 16

no exec

exec-timeout 0 0

transport input all

stopbits 1

flowcontrol hardware

line aux 0

line vty 0 4

exec-timeout 0 0

privilege level 15

password cisco

logging synchronous

login local

transport input telnet

!

end

TermServer#

This is a capture of a session. The problem is that it I can make a connection to the remote device, but I cannot gain control of that device.

TermServer#telnet 100.100.100.100 2001

Trying 100.100.100.100, 2001 ... Open

TermServer#sh line

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

* 0 CTY - - - - - 5 0 0/0

* 1 TTY 9600/9600 - - - - - 3 0 0/0

* 2 TTY 9600/9600 - - - - - 2 0 0/0

3 TTY 9600/9600 - - - - - 0 0 0/0

4 TTY 9600/9600 - - - - - 0 0 0/0

5 TTY 9600/9600 - - - - - 0 0 0/0

6 TTY 9600/9600 - - - - - 0 0 0/0

7 TTY 9600/9600 - - - - - 0 0 0/0

8 TTY 9600/9600 - - - - - 0 0 0/0

9 TTY 9600/9600 - - - - - 0 0 0/0

10 TTY 9600/9600 - - - - - 0 0 0/0

11 TTY 9600/9600 - - - - - 0 0 0/0

12 TTY 9600/9600 - - - - - 0 0 0/0

13 TTY 9600/9600 - - - - - 0 0 0/0

14 TTY 9600/9600 - - - - - 0 0 0/0

15 TTY 9600/9600 - - - - - 0 0 0/0

16 TTY 9600/9600 - - - - - 0 0 0/0

17 AUX 9600/9600 - - - - - 0 0 0/0

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

19 VTY - - - - - 0 0 0/0

20 VTY - - - - - 0 0 0/0

21 VTY - - - - - 0 0 0/0

--More--

TermServer#

When the connection shows open, pressing return multiple times does nothing. I can only regain control by shift-control 6 -X. Then I do a show line and you can see that I made a connection via the line.

So, the problem is that I am making a reverse telnet connection to the remote device by not gaining control. I have tried 3 different remote devices with different IOSs on them and three different ports on the Async

[Hieu Cao]

From your ws, have you tried telneting to it without specifiy the port range? ie: telnet 100.100.100.100 without 2001. does it work?

[jeffrey.girard]

from my workstation, I can telnet TO the terminal server with no problems. Once in the terminal server, I cannot reverse telnet to another device. From the terminal server, if I execute the command "telnet 100.100.100.100" without a line number, it works as expected. I telnet to myself and can log in with no issues

[Richard Burts]

Jeffrey

There are a couple of possibilities that you should check:

- is it possible that the octal cable is not connected on the first set of lines but is connected to the second set? if you telnet 100.100.100.100 2009 what happens?

- is it possible that the device that you are attempting to reverse telnet to is just not responding? If you disconnect the octal cable and connect with a console cable from your PC does the connection work?

- is it possible that the cable is faulty?

HTH

Rick

[jeffrey.girard]

Rick -

The sets of lines (and the corresponding physical interface are labelled on the router, but just to be sure, I tried to telnet to 2009 and nothing. Once I clear the line and disconnect the octal cable, I can console to the remote device with no issues. I replaced the octal cable with another and the same thing. I also tried a separate "leg" on the octal cabe going into another device (line 2 going into a switch console port with the same results

Jeff

[AJAZ NAWAZ]

Try this config:

--------------------------------

line 1 16

exec-timeout 0 0

logging synchronous

transport input telnet

---------------------------------

remove the line 'stopbits 1'

let us know - i'm sure we can get to the bottom of this.

Ajaz

[Kevin Dorrell]

Try removing the hardware flow control as well.

[jeffrey.girard]

removed flow control hardware also and still no change

[jeffrey.girard]

I just tried another test. I added a second octal calbe to the second Async interface and tried to telnet to 2009. Same results. I get a connection but no control. Target machine was a different router from the device connected via line 2001

[jeffrey.girard]

Ajaz -

I added logging sychronous and removed the stopbits 1. No change

[AJAZ NAWAZ]

Jeffrey

Did you match the config which i posted?

Can you please paste here the current config under line 1 16

thanks in advance

Ajaz

[jeffrey.girard]

Ajaz -

Current config under line 1 16

no exec

exec-timeout 0 0

logging synchronous

transport input telnet

[Kevin Dorrell]

Here (attached) is the config of my own lab terminal server, which works fine. See if you can spot the difference from yours.

Just a silly thought ... are you sure you are using the right cable from the octal connector to correspond to the TCP port you are trying to access?

Kevin Dorrell

Luxembourg