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Darth_Sandwich
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Halloo,
I'm currently employed at one of the bigger IT shops in Juneau, where I live. I do a lot of work designing and implementing Ethernet networks and, as a result, work often with Cisco routers, switches, and wireless access points. Many of these devices - switches and routers in particular - are easiest to set up and troubleshoot using a command-line interface accessed via the console port on the router.
I'm switching over to Mac OS for a number of reasons that I won't bore you with, but what I need to know is how to do serial communication with OSX. I've got a G3 iBook running 10.3.9 with a Tripp-Lite USB - Serial (DB9, RS232) adapter and zTerm, but I can't seem to get any kind of electric boogaloo going on.
Are there any other network professionals out there who've used Macs and Cisco equipment in harmony? I don't want to have to resort to VPC or carrying around TWO laptops, but if that's what it takes, then oh well.
And for anyone who needs to know what I'm talking about, on a Windows machine, interfacing with Cisco equipment is done via HyperTerminal. One selects a COM port, sets the bitrate, flow control, etc. for the connection, and off you go. I need to know how - or if - I can do this on my shiny new Powerbook.
As you may have gathered, "Just don't work with Cisco stuff" is seriously not an option. I only mention it because other forums I've visited have basically had that mindset; it's not an acceptable solution in my situation.
Thanks!
I'm currently employed at one of the bigger IT shops in Juneau, where I live. I do a lot of work designing and implementing Ethernet networks and, as a result, work often with Cisco routers, switches, and wireless access points. Many of these devices - switches and routers in particular - are easiest to set up and troubleshoot using a command-line interface accessed via the console port on the router.
I'm switching over to Mac OS for a number of reasons that I won't bore you with, but what I need to know is how to do serial communication with OSX. I've got a G3 iBook running 10.3.9 with a Tripp-Lite USB - Serial (DB9, RS232) adapter and zTerm, but I can't seem to get any kind of electric boogaloo going on.
Are there any other network professionals out there who've used Macs and Cisco equipment in harmony? I don't want to have to resort to VPC or carrying around TWO laptops, but if that's what it takes, then oh well.
And for anyone who needs to know what I'm talking about, on a Windows machine, interfacing with Cisco equipment is done via HyperTerminal. One selects a COM port, sets the bitrate, flow control, etc. for the connection, and off you go. I need to know how - or if - I can do this on my shiny new Powerbook.
As you may have gathered, "Just don't work with Cisco stuff" is seriously not an option. I only mention it because other forums I've visited have basically had that mindset; it's not an acceptable solution in my situation.
Thanks!