Michael Havens wrote:

> 
> On Monday 14 June 2004 09:31, Kevin Brown wrote:
> 
>>A switch is a switch.  You will need a serial connection to it though if
>>you want to change the current config that it is running.
> 
> 
> What is the "Management console port"?  Is it the uplink port?  Is that for a 
> laptop? I pluged a crossover cable into it and the ethernet card but nothing 
> happened. I then switched it out with a straight-through cable in and nothing 
> happened.I would Have thought something dastardly was afoot if the  light 
> indicating conectivity hadn't appeared when I put the straight-through into a 
> normal port.
> 
> How do i see the current config?

The management port is not an ethernet port, but an RJ45 port designed to hook 
to the serial port of a computer.  To view the current config you will need to 
hook up a serial cable to that port and utilize a serial app (like Hyperterm in 
Windows or Minicomm in Linux) to gain access...
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