I know, I know. This has been covered again and again, but I'm still
unsure . . . and having trouble.

I did the usual: I bought a used 827 from you-know-where. It's supposed
to work. It lights up fine. It shows RXD/TXD traffic on the lan OK.

However, no Console cable came with this unit.

I'm conversant with soldering tools and have built many cables over the
years. Googling seems to indicate that the correct pinout should be:

RJ45 DB9F
1 <-> 8
2 <-> 7
3 <-> 6
4 <-> 5
5 <-> 4
6 <-> 3
7 <-> 2
8 <-> 1

RJ45: connector held with contacts up, cable toward you, contacts away
from you, lock tab down: pin 1 = left side

or


DB9F: View looking into the working end of the connector:
5 4 3 2 1
_____________
\ o o o o o /
\ o o o o /
---------
9 8 7 6

And 9600-8N1, no flow control.

However, this does not seem to work for this unit (ie no response).

I have access to a console cable for a 675 (72-1592-01), and it uses:

RJ45 DB9F
4 <-> 5
5 <-> 3
6 <-> 2

(The remaining pins are unused; I've opened the DB9F hood to verify
this.)
But I fare no better using this cable than my custom one.

Yes, I've got the table in the Install guide for the 827:
Pin Function
1 RTS
2 DTR
3 TXD
4 GND
5 GND
6 RXD
7 DSR
8 CTS

Take pity upon me and impart your accumulated wisdom on this topic.

--
Regards,
Al S. 

This OS/2 system ("Tori", W4 FP17) uptime is 5 days 04:49 hours

Al Savage wrote:

Nope, that is wrong. This is the wiring of the blue (or black)
roll-over cable:

RJ45 <-> RJ45
1 <-> 8
2 <-> 7
3 <-> 6
4 <-> 5
5 <-> 4
6 <-> 3
7 <-> 2
8 <-> 1

This is the internal wiring of the db9f-rj45 adapter

Pin Function
1 RTS
2 DTR
3 TXD
4 GND
5 GND
6 RXD
7 DSR
8 CTS

When you use this combination you should be able to talk with the box.

I'm using cisco console cables in a DIY project, here is a description:
http://www.gpskit.nl/cisco-en.htm

--
Joop van der Velden
pe1dna@amsat.org

On Sat, 5 Jun 2004 08:34:38 UTC, Joop van der Velden <pe1dna@amsat.org>
wrote:

Hello:

[Description of the two-piece Cisco cabling: crossover cable + adapter
block]

Thank you for your kind help.

For anybody who may search Usenet in the future for a console cable
wiring diagram or pinout for a Cisco 827, here is the end-to-end:

RJ45 <-> DB9F
1 <-> 8
2 <-> 6
3 <-> 2

4 <-> 5
5 <-> 5 Both tied together

6 <-> 3
7 <-> 4
8 <-> 7

This works for my 827. Again, Joop, my Thanks!

--
Regards,
Al S. 

This OS/2 system ("Tori", W4 FP17) uptime is 5 days 19:17 hours