[c-nsp] Splicing a roll-over cable

[Tony]

What about something from Black Box. I'm not sure if the link below is exactly what you need, but they have all sorts of devices for converting, extending and sharing serial connections. Not as cheap as splicing your own serial/console cable, but potentially more chance of success (and you can return it if it doesn't work). There's also probably someone making something similar in a no-name product that does the same thing if you look around.


http://www.blackbox.com/Store/Detail.aspx/Modem-Splitter-3-Port-MS-3/TL073A-R4



regards,
Tony.

--- On Mon, 20/7/09, Steve Bertrand <steve at ibctech.ca> wrote:

> From: Steve Bertrand <steve at ibctech.ca>
> Subject: Re: [c-nsp] Splicing a roll-over cable
> To: "Jay Hennigan" <jay at west.net>
> Cc: "Cisco-NSP Mailing List" <cisco-nsp at puck.nether.net>
> Date: Monday, 20 July, 2009, 10:37 AM
> Jay Hennigan wrote:
> 
> [..huge snip..]
> 
> > VNC on the PCs might be a better choice to solve this
> problem.
> 
> I'm used to FreeBSD... instead of:
> 
> # ssh -l myname lab.box
> # sudo cu -l /dev/cuad0
> 
> ... I was hoping for something a little more closer to the
> device itself
> (if possible).
> 
> The lab pc boxen are not connected to any network
> (including the network
> my workstation belongs to).
> 
> I was hoping to communicate with the defunct and
> way-too-old devices
> without having to use IP based communication.
> 
> Because my knowledge and experience is being forced upon
> playing with
> the likes of 2691-type hardware, I figured that I might try
> frying a
> couple during testing...
> 
> ..instead of using a remote control software, I was hoping
> that rs232
> would solve this, just for playing around.
> 
> Steve
> 
> ps: For the love of God...does anyone have 1 or 10 g lab
> hardware that a
> semi-skilled engineer can look at, and get familiar with
> it's convention
> ?! ;)
> 
>