RE: Cisco 2500 to a 9406-170

[PaulMmn <PaulMmn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

If I understand your situation, the 2 cables meet and join with v.24
connectors.

Maybe you need a null modem between the two, or a 'crossover' cable.

--Paul E Musselman

PaulMmn@ix.netcom.com




>The supplied cable does fit on the AS/400, but does not fit on serial 1 of
>the router.  The router
>as some special looking connector, with approx 50 pins and very small.
>
>Right now I have the cisco cable connected to the IBM cable.  The network
>techs say they can see the
>AS/400 change status, but we're not up.
>
>We might have some kind of configuration change to make.
>
>Art Tostaine, Jr.
>CCA, Inc.
>Jackson, NJ 08527
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-midrange-l@midrange.com
>[mailto:owner-midrange-l@midrange.com]On Behalf Of Larry Bolhuis
>Sent: Thursday, September 23, 1999 4:07 PM
>To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
>Subject: Re: Cisco 2500 to a 9406-170
>
>
>You need the standard IBM V.24 cable. It should have come with your AS/400,
>although with the new systems you can order cards without cables.  That cable
>will have the V.24 connector you need.  It is extremely unlikely that any
>NON IBM
>cable's will correctly work when directly attached to any AS/400 CISC or RISC.
>
> - Larry
>
>"Art Tostaine, Jr." wrote:
>>
>> We upgraded a customer from an old black box AS/400 (200 I think) to a
>>new 170.  The CISCO
>supplied
>> cable from serial port 1 to the AS/400 does not connect into our new 170
>>because the V.24 port is
>> now the PCI Type connector.
>>
>> Does anyone know where I can get this cable?  Our calls to the customers
>>cisco salesman were not
>> helpful.  He passed it on and will get back to us.
>>
>> Anyone know what cable I can order and from whom?
>
>--
>Larry Bolhuis         | What do You want to Reload today?
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