Switch (console) to PC Using hyper terminal

[srikanth ath]

HI. I WAS TRYING TO CONNECT LINKSYS SWITCH 2008 THROUGH CONSOLE TO MY COMPUTER .. WHEN I HAVE OPENED A HYPER Terminal it prompted for new connection gave a name cisco and clicked on the first icon and OK button.. then now its asking for a Host address(dint gave any host address and for the next attempt gave some host address) and at "connection using": drop down i can only see TCP/IP winsock and not com1 and com2............i have tried with all other icons and property settings.. but i cant see the connection using drop down options with com1 and com2//// guys help me out where iam wrong ................and i also tried with plugging off the power to switch before and after adding a new connection in hyper terminal... can you please help me out guys. as i have spent hours and hours infront of the system to find the solution  but failed to telnet to switch ..i couldnt even see the options like baud rate, data bits and parity bits and ......thanks.. before you answer

[Reza Sharifi]

It may not be included in your window version.

try downloading putty and use it instead.  It is free

http://www.putty.org/

HTH

[srikanth ath]

i have downloaded Hyperterminal version 6 for windows 7 ....well there isnt any way to telnet by hyper terminal .. to my switch........i dont know to use putty.. well i go through it..

[vmiller]

lets clarify something. Are you trying to connect via the console cable physically attached to the device? or ir the device somewhere on the network?

case one uses a serial connection (or usb) and is configured differently than a telnet connection (which would require knowing an address/ dns hostname)

[srikanth ath]

Yes iam trying to connect the console cable physically to device....and by this i want to use telnet to to access the switch..(where the ip address of the switch is not known).. how could i access the switch. is there any way to access.it

thanks

[Jon Marshall]

You don't use telnet is if you are connecting by console. You use the com ports.  Only when you have set an IP address up on the switch can you use telnet. Do you not get the correct options when you fire up hyperterm ?

See this link for how to set it up -

http://www-tss.cisco.com/eservice/compass/common/tasks/task_veri_Config_Hyperterminal.htm

Jon