50.220.241.211: Created page with "This is the command you would use on linux to access a cisco device's console port. This would usually be through a RS232 to USB adapter. screen /dev/ttyUSB0 9600 Even though the console port on a cisco switch might be RJ45 like ethernet, its just RS232 serial with a different connector, hence why you need the adapter. On Windows you would probably want to use something like PuTTY."

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Created page with "This is the command you would use on linux to access a cisco device's console port. This would usually be through a RS232 to USB adapter. screen /dev/ttyUSB0 9600 Even though the console port on a cisco switch might be RJ45 like ethernet, its just RS232 serial with a different connector, hence why you need the adapter. On Windows you would probably want to use something like PuTTY."

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This is the command you would use on linux to access a cisco device's console port. This would usually be through a RS232 to USB adapter.
screen /dev/ttyUSB0 9600

Even though the console port on a cisco switch might be RJ45 like ethernet, its just RS232 serial with a different connector, hence why you need the adapter.

On Windows you would probably want to use something like PuTTY.

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