Could any gentleman tell me how to connect Port Server-TS16 with Sun Netra

Serial Servers & Infrastructure Mangement Portserver TS
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Struggling to figure out how to make connect Digi-PortServer TS16 with Sun-Netra T1/V490 to access those Sun servers via console port, couldn 't connect for one more week.
Could any gentleman share the experience to connect Sun-Netra.

My situation:

Digi PortServer-TS16,
I already upgrade the firmware and post firmware to latest version: Version 82000854_J1 06/15/2004
(1)I use 8Pin-8Pin RJ-45 connected to the Sun-Netra server.This cable is made by myself.
(2)I could connect to those server use my laptop with the flowing setup: Baud=9600, StopBit=1, 8Bit, No Parity Check.
(3)I tried several port of the TS-16, here I use Port=4 as example for my setup from the WEB GUI tool:
Port Number =4
Device = Modem
Term Type =v t100
Altpin = off
Flow Control=None
Autoconnect = off
Status =off
Host=0.0.0.0
Ports=23
Data Bit=8
Parity = None
Stop Bits =1

Use above setup, I can use “connect 4” from digi device to get the connect to the port, or from a unix server, use “telnet digi_portserver 2004” to get the telnet prompt, like below,
$ telnet 172.19.11.113 2004
Trying 172.19.11.113…
Connected to 172.19.11.113.
Escape character is ‘^]’.

The problem, the connection is hung here either use “connect” or “telnet” command, or sometimes, it just feed me back with a bunch of mess-up code.
I try all the baud rate such as 19200/24400/4800…, the same.
(4)If I setup the port device type =host/term, it even worse.

So I don’t know what’s my problem, is it so hard to use Digi as console management ? thanks you help !

charles
rogers cable

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Your config says dev=modem but connect and telnet would fail. The fact you can connect, I assume this is set to dev=modem in/out. The port should be set to dev=prn (Printer) 9600-81N.

Other than that this looks like a cabling issue. Follow the pinout below or you can order this cable from Digi.

http://ftp1.digi.com/support/cabling/rj45_8pin_altpin_cisco_rj45_8pin.pdf

Thanks

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Ronk, my first trial is setup the device type to “prt”, but it didn’t give me any responding. look like “prt” is for printer setup.

thanks,

charles

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Printer is the correct setting for this. If connect and/or telnet give no response (looks like it’s hanging) it means you are connecting to the port, just no response from other end. It indicates a problem from there out…Either cabling or the Sun Netra. You already know the Netra is fine because you tested with your PC, which leaves cabling.

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Thanks Ronk, I’ll have my network guy make another cable to try again. appreciate

Charles
Rogers Cable, Toronto

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Good luck! Again, we also sell that cable. Inside sales can help you at 952-912-3444.