Gaz Posted December 7, 2011 Posted December 7, 2011 We've got a Managed switch which is currently acting as just a switch but 1 of the 2 uplink ports is mated to an SFP port that isn't in use so I need to change it back to the copper port as currently it does work but only at 100Mbps, instead of 1000Mbps. The Switch is an Allied Telesyn AT-8350GB the manual says its also got a web interface but without knowing the IP address I've no way of logging into that. We got the switch second hand and I assume it was never restored to factory defaults. So my question is how can I log into the switch to configure it? I've tried via serial using various telnet programs and using the settings from the manual. But the programs just appear to connect but I don't get any login screen, just a flashing "I" bar. We also have an AT-8326GB with the same problem.
MYK-IT Posted December 7, 2011 Posted December 7, 2011 Use Hyperterminal: COM1,19200,8,n,1 is usually the norm. Tried pressing enter a couple of times after it connects to get the username/password prompt?
sted Posted December 7, 2011 Posted December 7, 2011 ive found sometimes i need to reboot switches with serial lead connected to get into them
Gaz Posted December 7, 2011 Author Posted December 7, 2011 (edited) Tried pressing Enter as I've read that could help but it doesnt. Also tried the 19200 baud speed, it wants 9800 though. Rebooting doesn't help either. I've tried Hyperterminal, LogmeTT and SecureCRT Edited December 7, 2011 by Gaz
sted Posted December 7, 2011 Posted December 7, 2011 are youusing the right type of serial lead straight or null?
Gaz Posted December 7, 2011 Author Posted December 7, 2011 I assume I am. The serial cable came with a Cisco SG300-52 switch but I assume it would work. Is there anyway to tell the difference between the two types? The connectors on both ends of the cable are female.
sted Posted December 7, 2011 Posted December 7, 2011 I assume I am. The serial cable came with a Cisco SG300-52 switch but I assume it would work. Is there anyway to tell the difference between the two types? The connectors on both ends of the cable are female. multimeter and check pin 1 goes to pin 1 and so on
sdc Posted December 7, 2011 Posted December 7, 2011 It could be the cable: we have some 3com switches which will ONLY talk via their own serial cables; it's possible others are the same I guess.
Gaz Posted December 7, 2011 Author Posted December 7, 2011 Bah, I left my multimeter in my car which is in the garage and the ones we have here are crap and the probes are probably to big to insert, I shall try never the less and report back. Cheers.
sted Posted December 7, 2011 Posted December 7, 2011 Bah, I left my multimeter in my car which is in the garage and the ones we have here are crap and the probes are probably to big to insert, I shall try never the less and report back. Cheers. cheat connect the probes to some bent paper clips dosent need to be a good multimeter you could even probably get away with a battery and an led
Gaz Posted December 7, 2011 Author Posted December 7, 2011 Managed to find some decent probes in the electronics lab. It appears to be a straight cable as all the pins matched their corrisponding numbers. Does this mean I need a (ethernet crossover equivelent) cable? If its not working with this straight cable.
sted Posted December 7, 2011 Posted December 7, 2011 Managed to find some decent probes in the electronics lab. It appears to be a straight cable as all the pins matched their corrisponding numbers. Does this mean I need a (ethernet crossover equivelent) cable? If its not working with this straight cable. possibly some switches want one some t'other its been a while since ive used allied telesyn kit and i just cant remember 1
Gaz Posted December 7, 2011 Author Posted December 7, 2011 I just assumed as the cable came with a Cisco switch (brand new) that it would be the same technology accross the board. I'll buy a crossover type and see if that has any effect. Cheers for the help.
Gaz Posted December 9, 2011 Author Posted December 9, 2011 Worked like a charm. I can only assume that newer Cisco switches require a straight cable instead of a crossover cable. Cheers.
Eric Posted December 9, 2011 Posted December 9, 2011 OK, I've just downloaded the manual and had a quick look. Page 78 says that you need a null modem cable - this is the "moral equivalent of an ethernet cross-over cable" that you mention. You should be able to buy one, or an adaptor, from Maplins. Page 79 says that you need to set your terminal emulation program to: ‰ Baud rate: 9600 ‰ Data bits: 8 ‰ Parity: None ‰ Stop bits: 1 ‰ Flow control: None IIRC this is the default for Hyperterm, though maybe you would need to turn flow control off. These days I tend to use putty.exe (http://the.earth.li/~sgtatham/putty/latest/x86/putty.exe) as my terminal emulator, as well as for ssh. You are correct - pressing Enter can "wake up" a serial connection. This is sometimes because the device can do auto-baud-rate recognition, based on the bit pattern of an ASCII Enter sequence, but I should stick to 9600 initially nonetheless. Good luck!
Gaz Posted December 9, 2011 Author Posted December 9, 2011 Thanks for your reply, but I got this sorted. It did indeed need a null serial connection.
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