[c-nsp] 2801 as console server

[Brian Turnbow]

>> -    Is there a way to access the async line from within the router
>> itself ? So just a telnet/ssh to the router and then something like
>> 'connect line XXX'  ? The connect command on the router seems an
>> equivalent of telnet for outgoing tcp sessions and I don't see
another
>> command that could do this.

>I've done this in the past by connecting to an IP address on the router
-
>the one assigned to the ethernet interface for example.  We use a 2511
as
>a console server for last resort access to devices.  In the worst case
>scenario if the ethernet interface is down we access it via the console
>port.  If that's the case then the ethernet IP address won't be
reachable.
>I've assigned a loopback IP address (192.168.0.0/32 I think) and use
that
>instead ("router> telnet 192.168.0.0 2001")

If you create aliases on the router you can then just use the router
name for example

ip host accessjn2 2002 192.168.7.4
ip host accessjn3 2003 192.168.7.4
ip host accessjn6 2006 192.168.7.4

Then just 
telnet accessjn2


Brian


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