Michael Havens wrote:
>
> On Monday 14 June 2004 09:31, Kevin Brown wrote:
>
>>A switch is a switch. You will need a serial connection to it though if
>>you want to change the current config that it is running.
>
>
> What is the "Management console port"? Is it the uplink port? Is that for a
> laptop? I pluged a crossover cable into it and the ethernet card but nothing
> happened. I then switched it out with a straight-through cable in and nothing
> happened.I would Have thought something dastardly was afoot if the light
> indicating conectivity hadn't appeared when I put the straight-through into a
> normal port.
>
> How do i see the current config?
The management port is not an ethernet port, but an RJ45 port designed to hook
to the serial port of a computer. To view the current config you will need to
hook up a serial cable to that port and utilize a serial app (like Hyperterm in
Windows or Minicomm in Linux) to gain access...
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