[c-nsp] ASR920 "console" port....ugh

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Cheers for the replies guys - I'm really interested in the rational behind moving to USB from traditional RJ45 ports....realestate?....boggles the mind.



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From: Nathan Ward <cisco-nsp at daork.net>
Sent: Saturday, 16 January 2016 6:57 PM
To: Gert Doering
Cc: CiscoNSP List; cisco-nsp at puck.nether.net
Subject: Re: [c-nsp] ASR920 "console" port....ugh


On 16/01/2016, at 20:54, Gert Doering <gert at greenie.muc.de<mailto:gert at greenie.muc.de>> wrote:

Hi,

On Sat, Jan 16, 2016 at 08:50:49PM +1300, Nathan Ward wrote:
Hi, there is both a USB signalled console port, and an RS232 console.
The RS232 console uses a USB style connector, which is very, very poor.

Is that the "EIA console" port?  On an USB A-type connector?

Yes.

Check out "Figure 1-2 Front Panel of Cisco ASR-920-12CZ-D Router" on this page:
http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/routers/asr920/hardware/installation/guide/ASR920_HIG/overview.html

"Console port (TIA/EIA-232F)" is RS232 on a USB connector.
"Auxiliary Console port" is also RS232 on a USB connector.

The only USB signalled ports are down the other end of the router.

Cisco sell a cable that gives you an RJ45 RS232, it???s just wires, no active components in there.

>From the description I assumed that this would be some sort of standard
USB RS232 cable, but what you write scares me deeply...

Yeah, it's naff. Really, really, naff.

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Nathan Ward