[c-nsp] Console connections

[R. Benjamin Kessler]

We've deployed async HWICs/NIMs in Cisco routers for customers in hundreds of locations.
Many/most were also pared with 4G cards provide an out-of-band connection back to a centralized data center.

R. Benjamin Kessler
PRESIDENT / CHIEF NETWORK GEEK
ZENETRA CORPORATION
CCIE # 8762 | CISSP | PCNSE
P: (260)-271-4330 | M: (260)-437-5774

-----Original Message-----
From: cisco-nsp <cisco-nsp-bounces at puck.nether.net> On Behalf Of Robert Raszuk
Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2019 5:00 PM
To: Nick Cutting <ncutting at edgetg.com>
Cc: Cisco NSPs <cisco-nsp at puck.nether.net>
Subject: Re: [c-nsp] Console connections

Hi Nick,

Indeed I was looking also at opengear but got a bit scared with limited software based pinout switching capabilities ... Some models can switch between X1 and X2 but is this enough ? Today we use avocent which claims to be soft selectable between RS485, RS422 and RS232 pinouts.

https://opengear.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/216371943-Which-adapter-will-I-use-to-connect-to-various-types-of-equipment-

In my case in those 10 racks are complete wild zoo of various eval equipment and just trying to avoid as much as possible per vendor console adapters going forward.

Many thx,
R.



On Thu, Jan 31, 2019 at 10:55 PM Nick Cutting <ncutting at edgetg.com> wrote:

> We use lots of opengear.
> Expensive - but awesome
>
> I did just roll out a cisco 4431 with 3 octal cables for a client 
> though, but opengear has way more features and supports 2 people at 
> once on the lines etc
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: cisco-nsp <cisco-nsp-bounces at puck.nether.net> On Behalf Of 
> Robert Raszuk
> Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2019 4:28 PM
> To: Cisco NSPs <cisco-nsp at puck.nether.net>
> Subject: [c-nsp] Console connections
>
> This message originates from outside of your organisation.
>
> Hello,
>
> What would you all recommend these days for min 8-12 port rack mounted 
> terminal servers  to talk to various vendor's router and switches 
> console ports ?
>
> For years I used cisco 2511 but now it is history .. so what's the 
> best cisco or not cisco successor for it ?
>
> It would be awesome if it would also have few KVM switch ports for 
> video&mouse to get them over IP, but this is just "nice to have" - 
> primary I need to get 10 async terminal servers.
>
> Any proven in action hints ?
>
> Many thx,
> Robert.
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