[nsp] CAB-OCTAL-ASYNC question

[Robert A. Hayden]

Get a female-to-female patch panel and plug the octo cables into the back 
of them and then use a straight-thru Cat5 patch cable to run to the 
console port of wherever you need to go.

That's how we do it.  

On Thu, 11 Dec 2003, Jim Mathers wrote:

> Hello,
> 
> I am currently spec'ing an Out of Band solution for the company I work
> for. The solution consists of a 2610 chassis with an NM-32A and 2 x
> CAB-OCTAL-ASYNC cables to connect to the con/aux ports of core routing
> and switching equipment in four of our POPs.
> 
> The problem is the octopus cables are only 40 inches (1 meter)
> long...much too short to reach all of my Cisco devices.
> 
> Has anyone faced this challenge before and come up with a
> reliable/simple method of extending the CAB-OCTAL-ASYNC?
> 
> Or, I would be interested in other ways of accomplishing this goal that
> would remain cost effective. My devices are all within 15 feet of the
> desired terminal server (2610) location.
> 
> Another requirement of the project is that the device selected needs to
> have 2 Ethernet/FastEthernet ports, which effectively rules out
> (unfortunately) the traditional 2509 and 2511.
> 
> Also, while I am on the subject, does anyone know an IOS that supports
> SSHv1 and is stable. I have been told that c2600-ik8s-mz.122-16c.bin is
> a stable release but am interested in corroborating that information.
> 
> Any input would be appreciated.  Thanks.
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