Connecting a computer running HyperTerminal emulator software to the console port of a router lets you access router information and modify settings without using the device's Web-based configuration ...

During an important WAN class project, I ended up with a passworded router. I started to perform password recovery by booting into ROMMON. I typed the following commands:<BR><BR>confreg 0x2142 ...

Port forwarding settings allow your router to "pass through" telnet traffic. Without port forwarding configurations, the router blocks telnet sessions to the hosted telnet server. Each router has its ...

If you have a router running as part of your PC’s Internet connection setup, you may have run into some trouble when attempting to host online PC games or perform other tasks that requires ‘net ...

I procured a used cisco 3640 router with a single port and a dual port ethernet network module. When I powered it up, it worked normally, but it already had a config on it and a password was set. I ...

The device shown in Figure 17-1 is an RS-232–to–TTL converter board, designed to allow a PC with a serial (RS-232) port to communicate with a device that has a console (TTL) port. External converters ...