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Hope this helps :)<br />
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Add a serial port to your Powerbook [USB-to-Serial Adaptor]:<br />
And Zterm config:<br />
<a href="http://www.planet-rcs.de/en/article/mac_serial_port/" rel="ugc">http://www.planet-rcs.de/en/article/mac_serial_port/</a><br />
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Conclusion<br />
If you already need a serial port on your Mac, than a USB-to-Serial Adaptor based on the PL-2303 chip is a cheap and convenient way to add a serial port... 
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Hope this helps :)

Add a serial port to your Powerbook [USB-to-Serial Adaptor]:
And Zterm config:
http://www.planet-rcs.de/en/article/mac_serial_port/ [http://www.planet-rcs.de/en/article/mac_serial_port/]

Conclusion
If you already need a serial port on your Mac, than a USB-to-Serial Adaptor based on the PL-2303 chip is a cheap and convenient way to add a serial port...

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Thanks Kbbcnet..... This has helped me greatly. You are a wealth of knowledge!!! Really appreciate your quick reply! Can you tell me if there are services which exist that provide 24/7 professional IT support that u pay for by hour over the telephone. I live in Australia. If you could point me in the right direction that would be great!<br />
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Regards,<br />
amerretz
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Thanks Kbbcnet..... This has helped me greatly. You are a wealth of knowledge!!! Really appreciate your quick reply! Can you tell me if there are services which exist that provide 24/7 professional IT support that u pay for by hour over the telephone. I live in Australia. If you could point me in the right direction that would be great!

Regards,
amerretz

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I would like to Configure my Cisco 1600 series router using my Powerbook running OS X 10.4 through the routers console port. I have connected the console cable to the ethernet port of my notebook, as it does not have a serial connection available. Will this work using this connection? Also, once I have it connected correctly, what application should I use to access the the interface of the router that will enable me to configure everything on it using the command line.<br />

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I would like to Configure my Cisco 1600 series router using my Powerbook running OS X 10.4 through the routers console port. I have connected the console cable to the ethernet port of my notebook, as it does not have a serial connection available. Will this work using this connection? Also, once I have it connected correctly, what application should I use to access the the interface of the router that will enable me to configure everything on it using the command line.


Configuring Cisco 1600 series Router using apple OS X

A router is a networking device that forwards data packets between computer networks. Routers perform the "traffic directing" functions on the Internet. The most familiar type of routers are home and small office cable or DSL routers that simply pass data, such as web pages, email, IM, and videos between computers and the Internet. More sophisticated routers, such as enterprise routers, connect large business or ISP networks up to the powerful core routers that forward data at high speed along the optical fiber lines of the Internet backbone. Though routers are typically dedicated hardware devices, use of software-based routers has grown increasingly common.