Re: Dumbterminal on network
I wish I had a Cisco router. My router is just going to be a 386 PS/2 or
a P166 depending on if I can get the 386 PS/2 to work. I need to find a
way to jack the dumbterminal into that router. :)
Rob
On Thu, 13 May 1999, Kevin Lee wrote:
> Robert,
>
> If it is a cisco router you will see a RJ45 console port on the back of it.
> The 7000, 7500 series if I remember correctly will have a RS-232. This is
> actually a serial connection that runs a 9600 baud, 8 data bits, 1 stop
> bit, and no parity. Cisco also supplies an adapter for the serial
> connection between a terminal or pc and the RJ45. While in console mode
> you can telnet directly out to another host. The command is: telnet
> xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx or telnet <hostname> if you have dns set up on the router.
> By attaching the dumb terminal to the router's console port you will not
> need to assign an IP address.
>
> Kevin Lee
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> At 10:00 AM 5/13/99 -0500, you wrote:
> >I'm creating a network in my home and have a dumb terminal I'm not sure
> >hwo to network. I want to make it able to login to the router I have and
> >telnet out. What would be best would be a straight telnet machine without
> >logining into the router, but I don't think that is possible. All it has
> >on it is a serial port and no way to assign it an IP. I'm guessing I can
> >just make this another terminal screen on the router, but I'm not quite
> >sure how to do this. I should be able to connect the two serial ports
> >together and tell the router to put a console to that com port, right? Or
> >any I way off? How would I go about adding this dumb terminal to the
> >network? Any help would be preciated. Thanks.
> >
> > Rob
> >
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