Re: Devices with only USB console port - Need a Console Server Solution

2016-02-03 Thread Miles Fidelman
t on reboots I know which device is which stream. Regards, Dovid -----Original Message- From: Robert Drake Sender: "NANOG" Date: Tue, 2 Feb 2016 20:03:22 To: Subject: Re: Devices with only USB console port - Need a Console Server Solution On 2/2/2016 5:02 AM, Bjørn Mork wrot

Re: Devices with only USB console port - Need a Console Server Solution

2016-02-03 Thread Christopher Morrow
n consoles on network equipment I don't think 2 is feasible :( but 1 sure is... Also, it's sort of funny to me that servers don't seem to be going this route? > > > > > > -----Original Message- > From: NANOG [mailto:nanog-boun...@nanog.org] On Behalf Of Dovid

RE: Devices with only USB console port - Need a Console Server Solution

2016-02-02 Thread Erik Sundberg
#x27;s working on not by hooking up to anothere device. -Original Message- From: NANOG [mailto:nanog-boun...@nanog.org] On Behalf Of Dovid Bender Sent: Tuesday, February 02, 2016 8:33 PM To: Robert Drake ; NANOG ; nanog@nanog.org Subject: Re: Devices with only USB console port - Need a Console S

Re: Devices with only USB console port - Need a Console Server Solution

2016-02-02 Thread Dovid Bender
6 20:03:22 To: Subject: Re: Devices with only USB console port - Need a Console Server Solution On 2/2/2016 5:02 AM, Bjørn Mork wrote: > > No inside pictures :) > > Assuming that this is really an USB device, and that the console port is > really an USB host port, it would

Re: Devices with only USB console port - Need a Console Server Solution

2016-02-02 Thread Christopher Morrow
The airconsole's are cute ... but not really practical. I happened to get a chip computer (getchip.com ?) and turned it into a console server I can get to over the net ... at least at home and equinix. it's also 'cute' but not really practical... it is only 9 USD though, so there's that. I'm real

Re: Devices with only USB console port - Need a Console Server Solution

2016-02-02 Thread Robert Drake
On 2/2/2016 5:02 AM, Bjørn Mork wrote: No inside pictures :) Assuming that this is really an USB device, and that the console port is really an USB host port, it would be useful to know the USB decriptors of the device. You wouldn't be willing to connect it to a Linux PC and run "lsusb -vd",

Re: Devices with only USB console port - Need a Console Server Solution

2016-02-02 Thread Jared Mauch
> On Feb 2, 2016, at 3:56 PM, William Herrin wrote: > > On Tue, Feb 2, 2016 at 9:11 AM, Jared Mauch wrote: >>Yes, but I'm always concerned about what boot messages are lost >> or things you can't quite do properly (like send break, etc) to get into >> the device as you're waiting for th

Re: Devices with only USB console port - Need a Console Server Solution

2016-02-02 Thread William Herrin
On Tue, Feb 2, 2016 at 9:11 AM, Jared Mauch wrote: > Yes, but I'm always concerned about what boot messages are lost > or things you can't quite do properly (like send break, etc) to get into > the device as you're waiting for the USB to initalize, driver to present > to OS, etc.. Maybe t

Re: Devices with only USB console port - Need a Console Server Solution

2016-02-02 Thread Peter Loron
A possible alternative, although probably not one you'd want to leave in place permanently: http://www.get-console.com/airconsole/ -Pete On 2016-02-02 06:11, Jared Mauch wrote: On Mon, Dec 07, 2015 at 10:15:28PM +, Erik Sundberg wrote: We have one of these nice new and fancy Cisco ASR920-

Re: Devices with only USB console port - Need a Console Server Solution

2016-02-02 Thread Keenan Tims
On 2016-02-02 02:02, Bjørn Mork wrote: > As you are probably aware, there are no standard > USB-DB9 Console adapters. They are all vendor specific. But the > cloning industry has created a few semi-standards based on specific > chipsets. This is not strictly true. There is a Communications Device

Re: Devices with only USB console port - Need a Console Server Solution

2016-02-02 Thread Jared Mauch
On Mon, Dec 07, 2015 at 10:15:28PM +, Erik Sundberg wrote: > We have one of these nice new and fancy Cisco ASR920-24SZ, just realized it > doesn't have an RJ45 Console port only USB. When we deploy devices at our pop > we wire the console port to a terminal\console server, well that doesn't w

RE: Devices with only USB console port - Need a Console Server Solution

2016-02-02 Thread Erik Sundberg
Here are the pictures again. http://imgur.com/a/w8clL -Original Message- From: Bjørn Mork [mailto:bj...@mork.no] Sent: Tuesday, February 02, 2016 4:16 AM To: Christopher Morrow Cc: Erik Sundberg ; nanog@nanog.org Subject: Re: Devices with only USB console port - Need a Console Server

Re: Devices with only USB console port - Need a Console Server Solution

2016-02-02 Thread Bjørn Mork
Christopher Morrow writes: > seems like a total improvement swapping 1 well known, simple cable for > 2... > > hurray progress? The USB port is probably cheaper than anything else. And it gives them more flexibility. No need for both an RS232 and Ethernet console port. The USB port can be

Re: Devices with only USB console port - Need a Console Server Solution

2016-02-02 Thread Bjørn Mork
Erik Sundberg writes: > Just some follow up on this one. I have also posed in the C-NSP list > > Yes you do need to have this kit to have serial console, No a normal > USB-DB9 Console adapters do not work. Which could be because the driver for that particular Console adapters is missing. Or eve

Re: Devices with only USB console port - Need a Console Server Solution

2016-02-01 Thread Christopher Morrow
are some pictures of it, since I can only find a brief mention of it in > all the cisco docs. > > http://imgur.com/a/w8clL > > > -Original Message- > From: NANOG [mailto:nanog-boun...@nanog.org] On Behalf Of Karl Auer > Sent: Monday, December 07, 2015 5:52 PM > To:

RE: Devices with only USB console port - Need a Console Server Solution

2016-02-01 Thread Erik Sundberg
Karl Auer Sent: Monday, December 07, 2015 5:52 PM To: nanog@nanog.org Subject: Re: Devices with only USB console port - Need a Console Server Solution On Mon, 2015-12-07 at 15:23 -0800, Dylan Ambauen wrote: > Any USB to serial converter will probably do it. The OP is looking to integrate a dev

Re: Devices with only USB console port - Need a Console Server Solution

2015-12-07 Thread Karl Auer
On Mon, 2015-12-07 at 15:23 -0800, Dylan Ambauen wrote: > Any USB to serial converter will probably do it. The OP is looking to integrate a device with a console server. "Any converter" would be a mistake. You can get these things for two dollars, but you get what you pay for. Maybe seek suggesti

Re: Devices with only USB console port - Need a Console Server Solution

2015-12-07 Thread Larry Sheldon
On 12/7/2015 16:15, Erik Sundberg wrote: We have one of these nice new and fancy Cisco ASR920-24SZ, just realized it doesn't have an RJ45 Console port only USB. I am always surprised at people who unpack new toys that somebody paid a lot of money for only to find at that late date that the new

Re: Devices with only USB console port - Need a Console Server Solution

2015-12-07 Thread Dylan Ambauen
Ftdi USB to Serial / Rs232 Console Rollover Cable for Cisco Routers - Rj45 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00M2SAKMG/ref=cm_sw_r_em_awd_HnHzwb7XCEQAV This is an active cable. Not passive. Any USB to serial converter will probably do it. --- Dylan Ambauen On Dec 7, 2015 2:16 PM, "Erik Sundberg" wrot

RE: Devices with only USB console port - Need a Console Server Solution

2015-12-07 Thread Erik Sundberg
Sent: Monday, December 07, 2015 4:46 PM To: nanog@nanog.org Subject: Re: Devices with only USB console port - Need a Console Server Solution On Mon, 2015-12-07 at 22:15 +, Erik Sundberg wrote: > We have one of these nice new and fancy Cisco ASR920-24SZ, just > realized it doesn't h

Re: Devices with only USB console port - Need a Console Server Solution

2015-12-07 Thread Karl Auer
On Mon, 2015-12-07 at 22:15 +, Erik Sundberg wrote: > We have one of these nice new and fancy Cisco ASR920-24SZ, just > realized it doesn't have an RJ45 Console port only USB. When we deploy > devices at our pop we wire the console port to a terminal\console > server, well that doesn't work for

Re: Devices with only USB console port - Need a Console Server Solution

2015-12-07 Thread Jeremy Bresley
Looks like what you want is the A920-CONS-KIT-S part. Description on it is "ASR 920 Serial Console Cabling Kit" This is a $0 item when ordered with the ASR920s. The other option is the A900-CONS-KIT-U which is the USB-USB console kit. http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/routers/asr920/hard

Re: Devices with only USB console port - Need a Console Server Solution

2015-12-07 Thread alvin nanog
hi erik On 12/07/15 at 10:15pm, Erik Sundberg wrote: > We have one of these nice new and fancy Cisco ASR920-24SZ, just realized it > doesn't have an RJ45 Console port only USB. When we deploy devices at our pop > we wire the console port to a terminal\console server, well that doesn't work > f