Comments on: hooked up cisco wired router to laptop? http://www.routersguide.com/blog/cisco-router/hooked-up-cisco-wired-router-to-laptop-2/ This blog will tell you everything that you need to know about Cisco, Juniper, Netgear, Linksys, and Foundry wireless routers. Sat, 31 Jul 2010 04:10:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: djinarl http://www.routersguide.com/blog/cisco-router/hooked-up-cisco-wired-router-to-laptop-2/comment-page-1/#comment-7134 djinarl Sun, 07 Feb 2010 23:22:28 +0000 http://www.routersguide.com/blog/cisco-router/hooked-up-cisco-wired-router-to-laptop-2/#comment-7134 To connect with a console cable, it needs to be a rollover cable (http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/fhubs/bmmicg/bmmconn.htm). I am not sure if that is what you mean or if you are having issues with a 9 pin serial port vs 25 pin cable adapter (or vice versa). If you don't have a serial port on your laptop, you can get a USB-to-serial adapter for pretty cheap. To connect with a console cable, it needs to be a rollover cable (http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/fhubs/bmmicg/bmmconn.htm). I am not sure if that is what you mean or if you are having issues with a 9 pin serial port vs 25 pin cable adapter (or vice versa). If you don’t have a serial port on your laptop, you can get a USB-to-serial adapter for pretty cheap.

]]> By: cliffinutah http://www.routersguide.com/blog/cisco-router/hooked-up-cisco-wired-router-to-laptop-2/comment-page-1/#comment-7135 cliffinutah Sun, 07 Feb 2010 23:22:28 +0000 http://www.routersguide.com/blog/cisco-router/hooked-up-cisco-wired-router-to-laptop-2/#comment-7135 You probably can't see the com port because newer laptops don't have built in serial ports. You will need to go to the store and buy either a PCMCIA card or a USB cable that provides a 16550 UART (i.e. a COM port) and serial interface to be able to hook up to the router. I have a PCMCIA card version for this: http://www.cdw.com/shop/products/default.aspx?EDC=081248 If I were going to buy another, I'd go with the USB to serial cable,(they are cheaper), but if you go that route, make sure it can provide COM port emulation or Hyper terminal won't be able to see it. You probably can’t see the com port because newer laptops don’t have built in serial ports.

You will need to go to the store and buy either a PCMCIA card or a USB cable that provides a 16550 UART (i.e. a COM port) and serial interface to be able to hook up to the router.

I have a PCMCIA card version for this: http://www.cdw.com/shop/products/default.aspx?EDC=081248

If I were going to buy another, I’d go with the USB to serial cable,(they are cheaper), but if you go that route, make sure it can provide COM port emulation or Hyper terminal won’t be able to see it.

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