How to connect to a serial port as simple as using SSH? Ask Question 76. Put an entry in your inittab(5) file to run it on the appropriate serial port on a respawn basis. But if I want text from a Putty screen to transfer to some VM. Using PuTTY for Serial PuTTY can replace HyperTerminal for serial communications. It provides logging, a large scroll back buffer, and many other features. You are probably already using PuTTY for SSH and Telnet, but you can also use it for Serial TTY console connections. NOTE: This guide is probably not going to be updated and it will remain here as an archive. Current / new updates are published on the Whirlpool Wiki. Check the Basics or more advanced topics. You probably want one of these. They include all the PuTTY utilities. (Not sure whether you want the 32-bit or the 64-bit version? Read the FAQ entry.). How to load a config file onto a Cisco router. Plug the blue serial cable [known as a console cable] that came with your Cisco router into the console port on the router and the serial port in your computer. Start up your favourite terminal program (such as HyperTerminal - select 'Direct to COMx').
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I'm trying to debug a Cisco ASA 5505 that I do not have physical access to. I am using GoToMeeting to control a techs computer to talk to the router.
Here is a picture of the router output right after it's been rebooted:http://i1256.photobucket.com/albums/ii488/joshschmelzle/puttyissue.png
The speed has not been changed in the router config. The serial setting wasn't changed. When I connect with PuTTY after it's been rebooted. I just see a cursor and when I type anything it stays on the same line even if I hit Enter.
I tested this router on my Windows 7 machine at my desk before I sent it to the customer and it worked fine.
Here are the COM1 settings:Bits per sec: 9600Data bits: 8Parity: noneStop bits: 1Flow control: none
I tried removing and installing the COM1 drivers on the remote machine, and having someone unplug power and plug it back in several times. I think this is a baud rate issue, but i'm not sure.
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That looks exactly like baud rate mismatch should. It's possible that somebody changed the default baud rate on the ASA from 9600 to something else. Try 115200 N81, 38400 N81, and 19200 N81 and see how they act.
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It ended up being a faulty serial cable not a baud rate issue. IT swapped it out for me today.