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---- On Mon, 25 Jun 2001, EA Louie ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
> LOL.... okay Paul... maybe you saw my earlier successful
post,
I must have missed it. I have been dealing with a major
network outage all weekend. No rest for the weary :-)
but if
> not...see below, and thanks for your detailed reponse!!!
I hope I was of some assistance. I was also looking at some
other interesting little toys, such as the activation
character. You might want to try that one out as well:-)
_________SMALL SNIP_________
> > Well, if you mean to say you erased the config, I assume you
> > meant "erase startup"? if so, the default settings should
have
> > allowed access to the AUX port once the router was fully
> > booted. The big assumption here is that your hyperterm
> > settings were set to 9600, 8, N, 1 and no flow control. If
> > not, the AUX port may not work.
> >
>
> No... I mean "write erase". If one does that, the router
goes into
> "setup"
> mode on the next reboot, and does not respond to the AUX port
until the
> router leaves setup mode.
Erase Startup and write erase are functionally equivalent.
Write erase is considered a legacy command and Cisco has always
reserved the right to drop this and other legacy commands in
future versions of the IOS. So far they have not.
> Actually, my next step will be to replace the IC that
controls the CON
> port - I'll get a junked router and use it as replacement
parts. What
> probably happened is someone plugged in an ISDN circuit into
the console
> port by accident, and blew the IC that controls it. A little
bit of DMM
> work will probably help me find the suspect part.
Your assertion is probably correct regarding the port getting
fried due to a connection with an ISDN switch (or possibly an
RJ-48 jack from a terminated T-1). If you have the patience to
go in and pull and replace an integrated circuit on the
motherboard, I applaud you. Most folks don't have the time,
patience, or skills. As far as Cisco is officially concerned,
very little in their routers tends to be field or depot level
replaceable. For them, it is just a whole lot easier to send a
new or refurbed unit back to the customer and dump the old unit
in the dumpster. I had a similar situation with a CAT 3900.
Somebody had pillaged the box and took the fan tray assembly,
the fans, fan connectors, and other assorted items. I had to
make most of the components from scratch to get it back up and
running. I felt that when I was all through, my fan tray
design (with the help of Dixie Sheetmetal in Falls Church, VA)
was superior in all respects to the OEM fan tray. It actually
ran 2C cooler than the OEM assembly.
In any case, I am glad it all worked out. Tony Madeiros
suggestion to use auto-install got you back to where you can
access the AUX port. The really hard part will be getting the
console port back up and running. You may want to investigate
one of those really cheap Smartnet contracts that typically
show up on Ebay for the category of router you have (if you
can't get the console repaired).
v/r,
Paul Werner
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