On Thu, Nov 27, 2008 at 2:53 PM, Guy Boisvert <boisvert.guy at videotron.ca> wrote: > Rudi Ahlers wrote: >> >> Hi all, >> >> I see one of our switches doesn't want to respond to HTTPS or SSH >> commands, and I know it's connected to a server via a serial cable. >> I'm 3 hours drive from that server at the moment, so how can I connect >> to it from the Linux server, via SSH? >> > > Hi Rudi, > > First, what brand / model of switch is it? Cisco? HP? > > Cisco & HP support: > > - Serial Connection > - Telnet > - Web > - SSH > > But be aware that supported connection type varies from model to model and > with firmware version / config. > > For example, on Cisco switches, you won't get SSH if it's not configured > properly. On Cisco, serial is always enable out of the box so you can > configure it. It takes their "blue cable" (their are models with the black > one too) and default serial settings are 9600,8,n,1. > > > Hope this helps. > > > Guy Boisvert, ing. > IngTegration inc. > _______________________________________________ > It's a D-Link Layer 2 switch, with HTTPS & SSH configured, but I think there's something wrong with it, so I want to connect to the console to see what's up. Something just told me when I got the switch to connect the console cable to a machine's serial port, just for in case. And now is that "for in case" scenario. So,how do I use minincom,or screen to connect to it? I know the D-Link tech connected via his latop on using Window's Hyperterminal to connect to it, but the Linux server doesn't have it. -- Kind Regards Rudi Ahlers