Please note on some platforms do use any production servers for configuration or testing Cisco switches. In particular do not use Windows Servers to connect to the console port on Cisco switch for configuration. Under certain circumstances this may cause your sever to be unstable.

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Could you explain this better, please?

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Basically you should not use any production server for anything other than what they are meant for since you will always be taking a risk. I have seen clients use their severs for basic things such as browsing and ended up with viruses that have brought down their networks. I recently had a client that was using a server to connect to Cisco Switch console. Apparently, there was something wrong with the serial port(hardware), plugging the cable in to the serial port caused a blue screen which resulted in corrupted files on the OS.

Windows - just not created to be stable

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But, do you know...
If you have a "bad home-made" cable, and you connect it to the com port on working machine. Try to guess what happens to your power supply
A frind of mine made an error by the soldering for an AVR ISP für Atmega-Board, that used SR323 to connect to the PC, and ... Surprise, he had to go to the shop for anoder power supply.

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I always connect my linux servers to the console port of the switch and routers. It may not be the best however budget and resource constrants often get in the way of the perfict network setup. I haven't had a problem with it so far. Use Cisco brand console cables.

Hi dashawn;

I have a Linux newbie question ... speaking of connecting a console cable to a linux box.

I just installed Mandrake 10.1 to my desktop at home ... and was wanting to play around with it.

I'm a linux newbie ... so forgive the newbie question ... but.

How do I tell Konsole to access the com port?

thanx
mr

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minicom
There is no such thing like "newbie question" we all are newbies
Nice to have you in the Linux-World, Mark

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Yea. minicom is the way to go.

It's simple to setup.

The driver for com1 in linux is /dev/ttyS0