Connecting to a Cisco router via console port.

[Joel Bryan Juliano]

On 9/4/06, Tod Merley <todbot88 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hi Joel Bryan Juliano!
>
> I am not sure what you mean.
>
> If you are asking "how do I connect a USB port on my Cisco Router to
> my Linux Box then I think this article could help:
>
> # A modem - same idea - use minicom to control the interface (is old!!)
> http://docs.linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/05/14/123256&tid=20&tid=14
>
> # More modern
> http://www.mindstab.net/wordpress/archives/75
>
> I think the modern Dapper may well find such a device plugged into the
> USB port and add it to the tty list in /dev, you a probably more of a
> minicom connection expert than me but if I recall you can see it in
> the help for the commands.
>
> If you mean that they all have some kind of USB to Serial (as in RS232
> legacy port) boxes - well I would try a direct USB connection first
> but then I would be looking at some RS232 tutorials:
>
> # Good Basic Info
> http://www.taltech.com/resources/intro-sc.html
>
> # Comprehensive - Note Cable Wireing Examples
>
> http://www.camiresearch.com/Data_Com_Basics/RS232_standard.html#anchor242192
>
> I would also Google and otherwise read up on minicom (if installed you
> should have a local man page but if not :
> http://www.die.net/doc/linux/man/man1/minicom.1.html
>
> If you mean how do I set up SUA (NAT) when connected gotta read the
> local manual on the router.  Here is a link at least:
>
> # Fruit at bottom:
> http://www.akadia.com/services/cable_modem_with_dyn_dns.html
>
> Good Hunting!
>
> Tod
>

Thanks for your links,

I've been trying out /dev/ttyUSB0, the problem is It doesn't exist, I'm not
sure how to create a USB device.

The adapter is a "console port to USB" and it works on XP via virtual com4.
I think the driver provides the com4 port. Is there's a way to do this
method in Linux?
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-users/attachments/20060905/8845dce7/attachment.html>