[nycbug-talk] Serial cable for sunfire v210

[nikolai]

Thanks everybody,

All replies were really helpful. Since I never had to admin Cisco
or Sun boxes I had no idea about this weird serial cabling.
Already ordered couple of modular RJ45/DB9 adapters.

Thanks again.
--
 Nikolai


> I think this would help more than anything!
>
> http://www.ossmann.com/5-in-1.html
>
> "the 5-in-1 network admin's cable: ethernet / crossover / modem / null
> modem / Cisco console"
>
> I ordered a pile of heads on my last network order, and sat down one
> summer's day and made about a dozen sets of db9, 25, and "jumpers".
> I've given all but one of them away since, because they are so useful.
> I need to make quite a few more someday, you could say I have standing
> orders for them!
>
> On Thu, Sep 25, 2008 at 1:05 PM, Siobhan Lynch <slynch2112 at me.com> wrote:
>> This should help:
>>
>> http://www.softpanorama.org/Solaris/Startup_and_shutdown/serial_console_on_solaris.shtml
>>
>> -Trish
>>
>>
>> On Sep 25, 2008, at 10:18 AM, nikolai wrote:
>>
>> Folks,
>>
>> I inherited an old V210 with no cdrom and no video card
>> that runs Solaris. I know the root password, but ...
>> root is not allowed over the network, so my only
>> option of getting into the box is serial. My trusty
>> old null cable doesn't seem to be working.
>>
>> Can anybody enlighten me about what sort of cable I need
>> there (and where to get it :). Any pointers are welcome.
>>
>> Thanks.
>> --
>> Nikolai
>