![]() This is similar to a CAT5 cable except that CAT5 connects pin 1 to 1, 2 to 2, etc. Using the ADB0039 dongles for our Cisco routers worked just fine but the ADB0036 dongles didn't work for our foundry routers and the reason for this is those dongles expect a Yost "flat" RJ45 cable which connects pin 1 to 8, 2 to 7, etc. ![]() ![]() Tonight I was working on installing an avocent cyclades CS4016 to connect to the serial consoles on all of our routers. ![]() This is because Foundry is one of the few companies that use a straight through cable rather than the crossed cable that almost everything else uses. If anyone has ever worked with a router or switch from Foundry Networks, then you know how difficult it is to get into the RS232 console port using the standard cables that you usually have available.
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