For people who have the RT314 and have connected to the manager inteface via serial connection...
I messed up the configs of my router and cannot access my manaager interface from FTP. HTTP or Telnet. So now i went out and got a serial cable and proceeded to access the manager interface.
However, I got to the power cycle part and the router showed the RAM booting, and then it says press any key to enter the debug screen, and so i press a random key, but the thing just keeps going and doesn't enter the debug screen. then when it stops it says press ENTER to continu so i press enter and nothing happens.
So my questions are:
Is my router completely messed up beyond repair?
Is there somthing wrong with my Terminal Emualtion PRogram (I use HyperTerminal)?
Do I have the correct serial cable?
For those who have done the serial connection can you give me some advice, I desperately need this router back up...
Serial Connection To RT314
There is a good netgear router forum at http://www.dslreports.com and may be another one at http://www.practicallynetworked.com.
You might find your answer there.
You might find your answer there.
I've consoled into many things before. Some things to check are the type of cable you need and communication settings. I would think they would use a straight through serial cable but sometimes you need a null modem cable. If you bought a straight through and find you need a null modem you can buy a null modem converter that will plug in-line, it's always a good idea to have both. Most devices that you would console into use 9600, 8, N, 1 and no flow control. Hope this helps...
