Using serial port to configure Cisco router

rfc634 · 08-03-2003, 09:18 AM

With windows you have Hyperterminal, which lets you use the serial port to configure a directly connected cisco router using a console cable.

I'm looking for a similar tool for my new Redhat 9 machine. I'm a total Linux newbie and can't figure out how to do this.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks..............Richard

ppuru · 08-03-2003, 09:55 AM

Use minicom.

rfc634 · 08-03-2003, 10:05 AM

OK, I was able to launch minicom as root, configure the serial settings to 9600 8-n-1 which is what Cisco routers like, but I don't know how to make minicom communicate via the serial port....

ppuru · 08-03-2003, 10:08 AM

Hope you have the serial port right - /dev/ttyS1 for com1, /dev/ttyS2 for com2.

rfc634 · 08-03-2003, 10:26 AM

Thanks man! I got it running. On my machine it wanted:
/dev/ttys0

Whoop! Whoop!

ppuru · 08-03-2003, 10:41 AM

not sure about the exact numbering.... great you got it working

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