Re: console port

From: Asim Khan (asimmegawatt@xxxxxxxxx)
Date: Wed Aug 14 2002 - 15:47:31 GMT-3


   
Hi Dave and Others,

I really appreciate for your valuable input. I changed
the baud rate and it worked fine.

Thanks again to all.

Asim Khan

--- David L Stewart <D.Stewart@mail.UTexas.edu> wrote:
> Asim,
>
> Are you using Hyperterm? When you change the baud
> rate in
> hyperterm, it really does _not_ change until you
> save the
> settings, close hyperterm, and open it again using
> the saved
> settings.
>
> This behavior fools a lot of people into thinking
> that they
> have tried all the baud rates of the console port.
> Every
> "dead" CON port I have found has been a baud rate
> issue.
> (You could also have a flowcontrol issue if
> flowcontrol is
> set to hardware in the config and your PC is not
> providing
> it.)
>
> To see if your console port speed has been changed,
> do a
> "show version" from the AUX port. It should say
> 0x2102 or
> something very similar. The config-reg usually gets
> jumbled
> when a user sets it w/o the 0x on the front and IOS
> assumed
> base 10 rather than base 16.
>
> Now, use that number and figure out what the baud
> rate of the
> CON port is by the bits set. 0x2102 is 0010 0001
> 0000 0010
> in binary.
>
> I believe the baud rate is the 5th and 6th bit from
> the right.
> (The first 4 are the boot options, 0001 for helper
> image and
> 0010 for flash). The baud rate for the 2500, when
> set with
> the config-reg, only has four speeds: 0 = 9600, 1 =
> 4800,
> 2 = 1200, 3 = 2400 (that's 00, 01, 10, and 11 in
> binary).
>
> I couldn't find the complete configuration register
> bit table
> for the 2500. Can someone post that if they have it
> handy?
>
> Dave
> -
> At 12:40 PM 8/10/2002, you wrote:
> >Hi all,
> >
> >I need an urgent help. The console port of my 2500
> >series router is gone bad. There is no
> configuration
> >in it. I tried to use the Aux port to get into it,
> but
> >after getting the user mode it ask me to enter the
> >enable password. Is there any way I can get into to
> >the router through Aux port and configure it?
> >
> >TIA
> >
> >Asim Khan
> >



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