Reddit mentions of Asunflower 6 Ft FTDI USB to RJ45 for Cisco Console Cable Windows 8, 7, Vista MAC Linux RS232

Updated: So I posted on EDC 3 years ago back when I was working for a small Chicago based IT consulting firm with no flying that's the first photo. Second photo is my EDC I currently work for a very large Global Tech Consulting firm with weekly travel to the east coast.

• Incase backpack
  
• Plastic document holder with legal pad inside
  
• Green ethernet cable
  
• Serial to USB adapter cable
  
• USB console cable
  
• USB to ethernet cable
  
• Serial Console cable
  
• DB9 adapter
  
• DB25 adapter
  
• Green lacrosse ball for rolling out muscles/feet
  
• TP-Link pocket router with USB power brick
  
• Yellow 1 foot ethernet cable
  
• Gray 3 foot ethernet cable
  
• Trader Joes almonds
  
• Plantronics Bluetooth headset
  
• Anker USB battery
  
• Western Digital 1 TB usb drive
  
• USB cables
  
• Logitech mouse
  
• g2 pens and sharpie
  
• Earplugs for data centers and airplanes
  
• Wet wipes
  
• iPhone headphones
  
• iPhone charger
  
• First aid kit
  
• Kleenex
  
• hp elitebook 745 and charger
  
• magpul 5s case
  
• client badge
  
• employee badge
  
• client RSA key
  
• RFID blocking passport with various travel rewards cards
  
• business card case
  
• hand sanitizer
  
  I can include links to things if curious just ask.
  
  not pictured:
  
  
• iphone 5SE 64 gig
  
• oakleys
  
• citizens nighthawk watch
  
• wallet
  
• chapstick
  
• keys
  
• I usually have more snacks than that, protein bars, almonds, protein powders, I hate eating in airports due to inflated prices and greasy unhealthy foods (most of the time)

It's funny you bring up minicom! It's one of those programs I completely forget about until I run into a hung up HP or Cisco switch. Sidenote this cable works out of the box with Linux http://amzn.to/2kEutDz I have one of these in the truck, one in my backpack, in my toolbag, and one in the shop at all times.

The thing that really has frustrated me about Solus is when we stack that distro next to the Ubuntus and the Archs of the world then we set people like the OP up for disappointment. That's sad to me because if you're not a heavy lifter in the distro world then the only way you really make it long term is if you are laser focused.

How many of us swear up and down by Clonezilla, or Khali Linux, BunsenLabs for example? When I need to clone a drive I don't even think of another tool, when I'm doing security and pen testing Khali Linux is THE standard, BunsenLabs lets me use my beloved and worshiped IBM ThinkPad 600x that I've had for 17 years.

They are all AMAZING practically irreplaceable distros and they will be around and successful for a long time because of that.

How many of us would use any of those as a daily driver distro, or compare them to Ubuntu? They can't really compete in that market and if they did we would all be worse off because we would loose out on those amazing laser feature sets that those distros DO offer.

In this entire discussion about if Solus could be a workstation daily driver we've missed what Solus is doing that NO other distro I've found is.

1. I install it once
   
2. Out of the box users can use it
   
3. Never have to "upgrade to the next version"
   
4. Desktop Environment is so friendly it requires NO tweaking and NO explaining to new users.
   
5. The software that IS there works 100% of the time because it's carefully screened
   
6. Wifi works (i'm looking at you Bug#1574347)
   
   There is absolutely a market for that kind of distro. That market is not daily Ubuntu users, Arch users or Fedora users. It's users that want to treat their computer like an appliance because they need the computer to do that "one" or "two" things but those things are so critical it has to do them 100% of the time without failure. I've not found another distro that can meet that requirement.

Get one of these, no adapters needed rj-45 to USB on the cable.

https://www.amazon.com/Asunflower%C2%AE-Cisco-Console-Cable-Windows/dp/B00RHDXDWA

Tl;dr Once you set up the router with an ip address, you can configure it via ssh/telnet using ethernet.

Current and newer Cisco routers/switches do have a mini-usb connector for console access. Personally, I purchased a console cable that has a built in Ftdi chip controller and usb.

https://www.amazon.com/Asunflower%C2%AE-Cisco-Console-Cable-Windows/dp/B00RHDXDWA

There is a "console cable" used in networking and servers that is serial data in a Ethernet 8p8c (RJ-45) connector footprint. There are USB to Ethernet serial controllers. The one I have for my network lab is on Amazon and will run native in the Pi.

It's https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00RHDXDWA/ref=ppx_yo_mob_b_inactive_ship_o1_img?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Recommend you purchase a serial console cable in case that happens again. That way you can recover the switch without needing to reset it to default settings.

This cable has worked well for me:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00RHDXDWA/

So some tips to get going:

• Get yourself one of these
  
• The cisco CLI has three "modes" a standard mode, where you can look at some basic info, an "enable" mode where you can run more show commands, and finally a "configure" mode where you can modify settings on the switch.
  
• to setup via the CLI, connect the console cable and connect via putty or CU on an OSX/Nix terminal using 9600-8N1. Google is your friend here.
  
• once your on the console, you can setup ssh access with the following:
  
  enable
  configure terminal
  ip domain-name <enter something here>
  int vlan # <-- This should be 1 if you're not going to be using vlans, otherwise give it an address on the vlan you want to use for management, and make sure the port your connecting to to manage the switch is on the same vlan or has access to that vlan via a trunk.
  ip address <enter an IP address>
  description is Managment Address
  line vty 0 15
  logging synchronous <-- if you get terminal messages while configuring it dispays what you've started typing after the message on a new line.
  transport input telnet ssh <--- Can do just SSH if you don't want telnet access
  exit
  ip ssh version 2 <-- forces SSH 2 instead of older SSH1
  crypto key generate rsa modulus 1024 <--may need to run this as just crypto key generate rsa, then enter the modulus at the prompt. I'd do 1024, or 2048, never the default of 512 (some would argue its too weak)
  You should be able to SSH to that management IP now.
  
  
  
• You can use tab-completion so for instance "conf t"+Tab will change the text output to "configure terminal"
  
• after every word you can use ? to see what commands you can enter next. <CR> is short for Carrage Return, if onlyt that is shown you can only type enter, i.e. no more options can be specified. This is also incredibly helpful for understanding the syntax.
  
  
  
  

> This is the one I use: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00RHDXDWA/

LOL - nice yeah me neither... - honestly I swear that's the one I bought the last time around but I'm pulling my place apart trying to find it :/ atm

e: Yeah I did! february 28th of this year - i'm gonna go crazy trying to find it haha

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00RHDXDWA/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

That's what I've used. Require no drivers for windows OR mac

This one is working very well for me.

Link

Thanks, I'll keep you posted on it, and for anyone else for that matter too. I soldered the interface up this weekend, but alas, no luck so far. I shared ground between PTT, Tx, and Rx audio, followed known wiring diagrams for the RJ-45 cable, but I feel the colors on it may be backwards... I'll need to measure voltage across the cables, which I assume can be done by taking the DTR/RTS lead and putting the other probe on ground. It's time I don't really have right now, but I'm hoping to have it done ahead of the 220 contest this weekend.

Edit: Cable used no drivers needed, recognized immediately.

I have this one and it's pretty awesome (assuming your Cisco switch uses this and not 9 pin serial). Works great with PuTTY.

No. I couldn't figure it out. I ended up buying this, and it worked without any tinkering.

I picked this up the other day and it works very well I think. I just like that it is simple with no doggles.

http://www.amazon.com/Asunflower%C2%AE-Cisco-Console-Cable-Windows/dp/B00RHDXDWA/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1463782980&sr=8-2&keywords=Console+cable

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