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Re: [PLUG] Help with Cisco 2520 Router
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> I find them a little obtuse, however, since I know so little about them and
> they have funny connectors on them. Could somebody help me confirm/refute my
> suppositions about them?
>
> 1. You can only log into them in command mode through an RS-232 interface.
> This helps prevent them from being hacked since there is no command interface
> available through the network.
You should be able ssh or at least telnet to it.
> 2. They use goofy connectors to hook up with "enterprise-class" connectors on
> Telephone network equipment. That's why I've never seen these weird multi-
> prong connectors.
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/routers/access/2500/2520/software/user/guide/c2520ovr.html
Replace "enterprise-class" with "antiquated". Looks like its ISDN.
> 3. They separate the "switch" from the "router", unlike home routers, so this
> is why there is only a single Ethernet port on it.
This model is a router, but most cisco switches can route.
Chad
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