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All routers require flowcontrol set to none, not certain IOSs.  The console
port does not have any flow control.

Josh
joshd@cisco.com

Brian Leslie wrote in message ...
>UPDATE!
>
>Just got off the phone with the guy who sold the routers to me (returned my
>call within an hour).  He told me that some IOS releases require you have
>Flow-Control set to NONE (when using Hyperterminal).  This turned out to be
>my problem!!!!!!!!!  EASY FIX!!!!!!!!!!!!   YEEEEESSSSS!!!
>
>My other 2501 worked just fine or should I say input from the keyboard just
>fine with Flow Control set to HARDWARE.   This is a great little tip which
I
>am sure others may use.
>
>If anyone is interested in the guy I got my routers from, let me know and
>I'll give you the scoop on how much my routers cost.  I'm impressed that
the
>guy was there (calling me back in less than an hour) to support me after
the
>sale.
>
>Best of all,
>Brian
>
>
>Brian Leslie <bleslie@gte.net> wrote in message
>news:Vu5c4.322$B74.12826@dfiatx1-snr1.gtei.net...
>> I have a 2501 router which has a clean configuration so when you boot up
>and
>> after post has run successfully you are prompted to enter the initial
>> configuration dialog (from the console input).  At this point you would
>> enter a Y or N followed by ENTER or press ENTER for the default answer of
>> YES.  This is where the problem lies.  You cannot enter anything from the
>> keyboard and the prompt remains unchanged until you turn off the router.
>I
>> have another good router and have verified the cable and terminal.  NVRAM
>> and RAM were physically reset.  My guess is that the line drivers (IC
chip
>> signal drivers) for the input (receive) are toasted.  See the boot-up
>sceen
>> contents below.  I have a couple questions for the group.
>>
>> 1.  Has anyone had this problem and if so what was the resolution ie.,
who
>> fixed it, and how much did it cost?
>>
>> 2.  Who provides the most reasonable prices and best service for
repairing
>a
>> Cisco router?
>>
>> Thanks in advance for any help,
>> Brian Leslie
>>
>> System Bootstrap, Version 4.14(9.1), SOFTWARE
>> Copyright (c) 1986-1994 by cisco Systems
>> 2500 processor with 16384 Kbytes of main memory
>>
>> Loading c2500-js-l.112-18 at 0x3000040, size = 8121000 bytes [OK]
>>
>> F3: 8022188+98780+316356 at 0x3000060
>>
>>               Restricted Rights Legend
>>
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>> Rights clause at FAR sec. 52.227-19 and subparagraph
>> (c) (1) (ii) of the Rights in Technical Data and Computer
>> Software clause at DFARS sec. 252.227-7013.
>>
>>            cisco Systems, Inc.
>>            170 West Tasman Drive
>>            San Jose, California 95134-1706
>>
>>
>>
>> Cisco Internetwork Operating System Software
>> IOS (tm) 2500 Software (C2500-JS-L), Version 11.2(18), RELEASE SOFTWARE
>> (fc1)
>> Copyright (c) 1986-1999 by cisco Systems, Inc.
>> Compiled Mon 05-Apr-99 20:23 by jaturner
>> Image text-base: 0x03040270, data-base: 0x00001000
>>
>> cisco 2500 (68030) processor (revision A) with 16384K/2048K bytes of
>memory.
>> Processor board ID 01258092, with hardware revision 00000000
>> Bridging software.
>> SuperLAT software copyright 1990 by Meridian Technology Corp).
>> X.25 software, Version 2.0, NET2, BFE and GOSIP compliant.
>> TN3270 Emulation software.
>> 1 Ethernet/IEEE 802.3 interface(s)
>> 2 Serial network interface(s)
>> 32K bytes of non-volatile configuration memory.
>> 8192K bytes of processor board System flash (Read ONLY)
>>
>> Notice: NVRAM invalid, possibly due to write erase.
>>
>>          --- System Configuration Dialog ---
>>
>> At any point you may enter a question mark '?' for help.
>> Use ctrl-c to abort configuration dialog at any prompt.
>> Default settings are in square brackets '[]'.
>>
>>
>> Would you like to enter the initial configuration dialog? [yes]:
>>
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