Gabriel Afana wrote:
> Bruce Stewart <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:<sHxjd.9376$(E-Mail Removed) >...
>> Gabriel Afana wrote:
>>
>> > Hi,
>> > I have a ServerIronXL load balancer and in order to configure it,
>> > I
>> > have to connect to it through the serial port on it. This equiptment
>> > is installed at my colocation facility, so in order to configure
>> > this,
>> > I brough my laptop over there. However, my laptop doesn't have a
>> > serial port. I used one of those RJ45 LAN to serial cables, but I
>> > have no clue how to connect to the Serveriron.
>> >
>> > The details in the instructions say to connect using the following
>> > info:
>> >
>> > bits per second: 9600
>> > Data bits: 8
>> > Parity: none
>> > stop bits: 1
>> > flow control: none
>> >
>> > I plugged in the cable to my LAN port on my latop and then to the
>> > serial port on the load balancer and used Hyperterminal to try to
>> > connect but it didn't work. How do I connect? Should I be
>> > attempting
>> > to connect through my COM port on m laptop or through TCP/IP? The
>> > loadbalancer doesn't have any IPs or anything preset from the factory
>> > so I dont think I can even use the TCP/IP.
>> >
>> > One person said just take the load balancer home and hook it up to my
>> > home computer with a direct serial-to-serial cable and just use COM1
>> > or COM2 port...quick and easy.
>> >
>> > Is that my only solution or was I doing it wrong with the
>> > LAN-to-Serial? Wondering if there is a special way to connect to it
>> > using a cable like this. Any help appreciated! Thanks.
>> >
>> > Gabriel
>>
>> Gabriel,
>> I'm going to be really basic here and ask a really stupid question.
>> Are
>> you sure that it is a RS232 to LAN Adaptor? Could it be just one of
>> those RJ45 to 9D adaptors that are used commonly to connect PCs to the
>> serial port of Cisco devices?
>> Do you have the make and model of this adaptor?
>>
>> Regards
>> Bruce.
>
>
> I am running SuSe 9.1 64-bit version on my servers...
>
> As for the cable, yes, it is just a RJ45 to 9D adapter. Do I actually
> need an adapter device? I dont recall the brand, it was just some
> generic cable.
>
> I did buy a femail 9D serial plug that I can set the pinouts on myself
> and plug it into a cat5/RJ45 cable, but even then, I still dont know
> exactly how I would connect to it. If there is a lan to serial
> converter device that I would connect to over TCP/IP, that would make
> a lot more sense.
>
> the instructions in the manual only mention a serial-to-serial
> connections. I went out to my colo facility today and picked up the
> ServerIron and hooked it up to my PC with a serial-to-serial cable and
> it connected instantly with Hypertermal (super easy).
>
> Just wondering if an actual lan-to-serial conversion device is what
> the doctored order...?
>
> Gabriel
Gabriel,
Glad to hear you solved your immediate problem.
There are a couple of ways you can add a serial port to your laptop:
1) PCCARD/PCMCIA Serial adaptor, if you have a spare Slot, though these
are a bit on the expensive side.
2) USB to Serial adaptor.
3) A Network to serial adaptor, these can vary in cost and ability, what
you may need to find is a single port terminal (or term) server. Though
these are usually in the other configuration (Terminal connected to
RS232, talking to server on the network). Raritan make a device to talk
to servers with serial ports over the network, but this is a multiport
device (so again, expensive), they may have a single port device.
Regards
Bruce.
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