Connect To Cisco Router Using Serial To USB Converter
To connect to a Cisco Router (should work for any Cisco device with a console port) using a rollover cable connected to a serial to USB converter on Linux (ubuntu in this case) do the following:
- Install minicom: sudo apt-get install minicom
- Run minicom from a terminal: minicom
- Configure a serial port as follows: press CTRL-A, z, o
- A – Serial Device : /dev/ttyUSB0
- B – Lockfile Location : /var/lock
- C – Callin Program :
- D – Callout Program :
- E – Bps/Par/Bits : 9600 8N1
- F – Hardware Flow Control : Yes
- G – Software Flow Control : No
- Save the configuration with whatever name you like, in this example I chose cisco
- To configure your router running minicom just run: minicom cisco
Hot tip to close down minicom press: CTRL-A, x
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