[187449] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Devices with only USB console port - Need a Console Server
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Christopher Morrow)
Mon Feb 1 23:56:58 2016
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Date: Mon, 1 Feb 2016 23:56:55 -0500
From: Christopher Morrow <morrowc.lists@gmail.com>
To: Erik Sundberg <ESundberg@nitelusa.com>
Cc: "nanog@nanog.org" <nanog@nanog.org>
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seems like a total improvement.... swapping 1 well known, simple cable for =
2...
hurray progress?
On Mon, Feb 1, 2016 at 11:34 PM, Erik Sundberg <ESundberg@nitelusa.com> wro=
te:
> Just some follow up on this one. I have also posed in the C-NSP list
>
> Yes you do need to have this kit to have serial console, No a normal USB-=
DB9 Console adapters do not work.
>
> Here are some pictures of the ASR920 Console kit A920-CONS-KIT-S
>
> The Adapter Plugs in the Top Left USB Console Port and we have it wired u=
p to a Perle IOLAN SCS48C console server using a rollover cable.
>
> Here are some pictures of it, since I can only find a brief mention of i=
t in all the cisco docs.
>
> http://imgur.com/a/w8clL
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: NANOG [mailto:nanog-bounces@nanog.org] On Behalf Of Karl Auer
> Sent: Monday, December 07, 2015 5:52 PM
> To: nanog@nanog.org
> Subject: Re: Devices with only USB console port - Need a Console Server S=
olution
>
> On Mon, 2015-12-07 at 15:23 -0800, Dylan Ambauen wrote:
>> Any USB to serial converter will probably do it.
>
> The OP is looking to integrate a device with a console server. "Any conve=
rter" would be a mistake. You can get these things for two dollars, but you=
get what you pay for.
>
> Maybe seek suggestions here as to converters others have used with succes=
s, the main criteria for success being robustness, reliability and build qu=
ality.
>
> Personally in this situation I would get the approved, vendor supplied, g=
enuine part.
>
> Regards, K.
>
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