[cisco-voip] new cisco usb console cable

[Jason Aarons (US)]

Funny it still uses a virtual com port….reminds me of the days of troubleshooting Soundblaster 16 irqs/interrupts in system.ini in WFW..seems it should be easier.

 

I see a lot of less skilled show up at sites that don’t have Internet and can’t access network equipment.

 

I have to admit the Keyspan USB/Serial stuff had worked flawless since I switched to it, but I hate carrying around that adapter…

 

From: cisco-voip-bounces at puck.nether.net [mailto:cisco-voip-bounces at puck.nether.net] On Behalf Of Lelio Fulgenzi
Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 5:12 PM
To: cisco-voip voyp list
Subject: [cisco-voip] new cisco usb console cable

 

oh my.

so i bought a couple of 3900s and decided to get the USB console cable.

what a production to get it to work.

*	have to download the software from CCO
*	have to install the software
*	have to look into your hardware listing to see the com port number it assigned
*	if you plug in the cable to a different USB port you have to reinstall the software (windows will do this automatically, but it still asks you)


right now, the only advantage to a pure USB console cable over a USB-serial adapter is that perhaps you can upload software to the router faster than a serial cable.



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