I have one of these cables in my bag.  I use it to connect to Cisco
routers.  It is in two pieces.  1) An adapter to my 9-pinserial port
connector on my laptop and a flat regular plug RJ-45 cable.  The cable
plugs into the 9-pin adapter which in turn screws into my serial port.  The
other end of the RJ-45 plugs into the Cisco console port.  Set any terminal
emulator, such as Reflection to 9600 no-parity and you're good to go.

Kind regards,

Denys. . .

Denys Beauchemin
Hicomp America, Inc.
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-----Original Message-----
From:   Jim Phillips [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
Sent:   Thursday, May 22, 1997 9:48 AM
To:     [log in to unmask]
Subject:        CISCO Router Cable

We're installing CISCO 2501 routers on our frame relay network.
The network provider is also going to provide router-to-router
network management and needs to be able to dial into a modem
attached to the router.  I've got the modems, but I need the
cable that connects the modem to the router.  I don't have the
routers yet, but I understand it's an RJ45 to DB25 cable.
CISCO can provide a "Console Cable Kit" but they want $100
for it.  Does anyone know of an alternative source for this
cable?  I don't know what the pin-out is or I'd make my own.
Any help would be appreciated.

Jim Phillips                            Manager of Information Systems
E-Mail: [log in to unmask]      Therm-O-Link, Inc.
Phone: (330) 527-2124                   P. O. Box 285
  Fax: (330) 527-2123                   Garrettsville, Ohio  44231