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style='font-size:10.0pt'>I have a Cisco 7940G phone. I cannot seem to use the settings button to get</span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>into the phone to change the TFTP server. I've set up a DHCP Server, TFTP</span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Server with the same address, and the phone requests the address of 0.0.0.0,</span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>the server offers the address of 192.168.2.2, but the phone seems not to</span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>take it.</span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> </span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>I have no action on the TFTP side.</span></font></pre><pre><font
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size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>So, since I can't seem to server the phone anything by TFTP, and I can't use</span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>the settings button, then I thought I might make a console cable (see</span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>below). I tried to use hyperTerminal, but got no response from the phone.</span></font></pre><pre><font
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size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Anyone have any ideas?</span></font></pre><pre><font
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size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Thanks,</span></font></pre><pre><font
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size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Manny</span></font></pre><pre><font
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size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>I found a link to make a Cisco Console Cable for RJ-45.</span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><a
href="http://www.hardwarebook.net/cable/serial/ciscoconsole9.html">http://www.hardwarebook.net/cable/serial/ciscoconsole9.html</a></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> </span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> DB9F RJ45</span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Receive Data 2 3</span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Transmit Data 3 6</span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Data Terminal Ready 4 7</span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Ground 5 4</span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Ground 5 5</span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Data Set Ready 6 2</span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Request to Send 7 8</span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Clear to Send 8 1</span></font></pre><pre><font
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size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>The Console Access Manual, give the following cable information:</span></font></pre><pre><font
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size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Console Cable Requirements</span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>You use a serial cable with a connector to connect a PC and a phone. The</span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>cable</span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>uses an RJ-11 connector for the phone and an RJ-45 connector to an</span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>RJ-45-to-DB9 converter for the PC. Table D-1 shows the pinout requirements</span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>for</span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>the console cable.</span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> </span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Table D-1 Console Cable Pinouts</span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>RJ-11 Connector RJ-45 Connector</span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Pin 2 ========== Pin 6</span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Pin 3 ========== Pin 4</span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Pin 4 ========== Pin 3</span></font></pre><pre><font
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size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>So, I thought I would go right from DB9F to RJ-11</span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>DB9F RJ-45 RJ-11</span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Pin 2 Pin 3 Pin 4</span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Pin 5 Pin 4 Pin 3</span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Pin 3 Pin 6 Pin 2</span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>---</span></font></pre>
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