07-26-2009 06:35 AM - edited 03-04-2019 05:33 AM
I have a CISCO 2811 but I am unable to access the console. Other routers connect okay. I was told that the problem could be with the baud rate but I have checked every option in Hyperterm and it is not working. Help!!
07-26-2009 08:33 AM
Assuming the console port isn't defective on the 2811, besides baud rate, other RS232 parameters need to match, e.g. parity, stop bits, data bits.
07-26-2009 08:51 AM
I set all that to default. Is there a way I can reset the router to default settings physically?
Also I see a couple of USB ports on the router, are they for some sort of hardware key?
07-27-2009 02:54 AM
If I remember correctly, the 2811 console speed is initially configured by ROM, and its settings are probably "remembered" in internal flash RAM. Don't know of an easy way to clear/reset such flash physically.
As also answered by a later poster, the USB port only supports USB flash drives, not USB console access.
07-27-2009 04:14 AM
Any document or link that can help?
07-26-2009 09:13 PM
Nope. The USB is for USB tokens or USB thumb drives.
07-27-2009 12:26 AM
What are these tokens or thumb drives used for ?
07-26-2009 10:01 PM
If other routers connect ok, why dont you just telnet to the router in question, and see what line con 0 reads?
Just a thought...
07-27-2009 12:28 AM
Thanks!! if I had the telnet access I would have tried that in the very first place :-)
07-27-2009 05:45 PM
Question, if the admin policy restricts your access to telnet to the machine, then maybe you should check with your admin about console access.
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