Finally i pick up my multimeter and checked the cable itself.
Linksys srw208p serial cable.
The linksys srw208p and its 16 and 24 port cousins are great switches.
Fortunatelly i we found somewhere the original cable and i was able to communicate with the switch.
If you can find any generic db9 female female it will work just as well.
As they are rare now.
I had the same problem until now.
Use the linksys mgbt1 mgbsx1 or mgblh1 mini gbic modules with the switch.
This cisco linksys switch has a db 9 male console port and i dug out a female to female db9 serial cable but i have no idea whether it s a null modem cable or not and it doesn t seem to work using the official serial port settings for the srw2024p.
Im plugging the cable into the serial port on the front of the unit theres only 1 spot to put it into.
I have lost the original console cable to the cisco linksys srw2048 and was wondering if i can use the cisco console cable or can a regular serial cable with female ends will work.
But are you plugging it into a standard serial port.
2 2 3 3 5 5 they have no flow control.
Try 38400 8 n 1 no flow control.
How do i know if a cable is a straight modem cable.
What i do i actually have the serial cable female female and i use an usb adapter but it works all the same.
Default serial console settings for linksys switch srw2048 can be changed.
Console the console port is where you can connect a serial cable to a pc s serial port for.
It is a straigth db9f db9f cable so the pin assignment the following.
The linksys webview managed switch allows you to expand your network securely.
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Works great in putty just set connection type as seen below.
Connect a serial cable to a pc s serial port for configuration using your pc s hyperterminal.
Configuration of the switch.
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The power over ethernet feature is well designed even recognizing that an old pre standards poe cisco phone is plugged in and properly feeding it power.
The cable is not a null modem cable or a full serial cable.
Standard straight modem cable should do it.
You ll need a console cable for this but its not a rollover it s a db9f to db9f straight through.
The mgbsx1 and the mgblh1 require fiber cabling with lc connectors while the mgbt1 requires a category 5e ethernet cable with an rj 45 connector.