I just picked up a cheap PIX Localdirector (the PC based one). It has
2 ethernet cards, and one db9 serial on teh back for console access.
When I try to access it via minicom I get this:
Welcome to minicom 2.1
OPTIONS: History Buffer, F-key Macros, Search History Buffer, I18n Compiled on Sep 4 2006, 11:18:23.
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PIX Bios V2.7
Booting Floppy
Loading from Flash
128MB RAM Flash=AT29C040A @ 0x300 mcwa i82557 Ethernet at irq 10 MAC: 00a0.c9ab.8917 mcwa i82557 Ethernet at irq 9 MAC: 00a0.c9ab.891b AMCC Chip Address: fe80 Indirect Address Register: fcc0 Indirect Data Register: fd80 IRQ: 10
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----------------------------------------------------------------------- PIX Firewall
PIX Version 4.4(9) Licensed Connections: 128
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Cryptochecksum(changed): d41d8cd9 8f00b204 e9800998 ecf8427e Type help or '?' for a list of available commands. pixfirewall>
and then it just freezes, no input is taken. My port setting is the same for my switch here 9600 8N1 no flow control
Is this thing dead, anyone have any suggestions? I am using the blue rolled cable, and the two rj45-db9 adaptors on each end.
Any advice would be much appreciated.