Trouble connecting to the console in a 3524 switch.

They are the same pinout. If the cable works in one and not the other, I'd imagine that either the cable is marginal, or the port in the 3524 is marginal.

You may want to take a tiny probe tool and bend the pins down a little on the RJ connector. Maybe take a pencil eraser to them first before doing so to clean them a little.

Sounds like the TX from the workstation to the switch isn't getting data through.

I have seen a few devices here and there that just wouldn't take commands though. Luckily I had managed to turn login on the aux port first before the console went totally. Just have to remember never to do a write erase on them ever unless I want to pay to get it repaired.

Could it be that the config-register is set to leave the speed-etc at default and the config sets it away from that?

So:- You see the boot messages up until the config loads and then it stops working?

I have no idea if this is posible or not.

If this is indeed happening you could possibly do password recovery to the stage of getting the device booted without the config loaded and then look at the startup config to see the console parameters. This would definately work on a router but I forget the exact details of the 3524.

Thereare not so many parameters that you cannot try all possibilities.

No, doing anything with 'config-register' in config mode saves it into system. It never saves it inside config.txt in nvram:.

Anyway, the baud rate must be correct, because you can see the messages come across the wire.

So you have RX, just not TX.

You might want to try using a different terminal emulator to see if it makes nay difference- checkout SimpleTerm Gold

I've used a different emulator (hyperterminal) but I'll give that one a try. I've also used different computers.

I just got a new "Console Cable" and that still doesn't work. I've taken a look at the pins and they seem fine to me. And I believe your correct... I'm not sending data. On the other switch I have a "cd" light come on in my emulator but not on this switch.

I don't think that's possible. But someone could prove me wrong.

Try a different emulator and also try setting flow control to off in your emulator