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Using the "guess" method, the Blue wire connects to the router Rx and Red connects to router Tx.Using an Ohm meter I determined that the Orange wire is Ground.I cut the connector end off and found 3 wires: Blue, Red, and Orange.If no wire is connected to pin 8, the pin marked pin 2 in this picture should be ground instead.See this picture: You only need the wires connected to pins 8, 7, and 6. Tx on the adapter goes to rx on the router and rx on the adapter goes to tx on the router.
Debrick router router via ssh terminal flash commands serial#
You need only grd, tx and rx connected properly for the serial interface to work. Then you have to figure out what each wire does. You can get Nokia CA-42 cables online for about 3.00 and cut the phone end off. Other proper serial adapter are available from ebay and amazon and other online sources. YOU CANNOT USE A SERIAL ADAPTER THAT IS NOT LEVEL SHIFTING! The Nokia CA-42 cable is a level shifting serial adapter. You NEED a level shifting 3.3v TTL serial adapter.
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Debrick router router via ssh terminal flash commands Pc#
You connect and talk to the router from a PC using terminal/console programs such as: On routers with two Serial ports (Tx0/Tx1 and Rx0/Rx1), use the "0" ports for your connections (I've not seen a router yet that connects to the "1" side). Rx and Tx are labeled relative to the cable, so Rx line needs connected to the router's Tx, because the router labels are also relative to it, so Tx and Rx get crossed for proper connection. Then you can guess at the Rx and Tx lines. Some boards are NOT marked with pin designation, so use a multimeter to determine power and ground to avoid shorting the serial cable TTL chip.
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There are three or four connections for serial to function properly: Vcc (+3.3V, but usually not connected), GND, Tx and Rx. Serial cable can be either USB or DB9 connection type and be capable of voltage level shift to +3.3V, not +5V. Some routers have serial ports inside the WAN port, and here is a link to some Serial port pinouts.
Debrick router router via ssh terminal flash commands install#
Unless it has an OEM header, you have to either solder the wires to the pads, or remove solder from the holes to install an appropriate header. Serial ports are normally four or five pins on the router board. The last resort is to desolder the flash chip and use a programmer to flash CFE (if needed) and firmware. Otherwise JTAG is required to debrick, if available, which can also replace a corrupted CFE. Routers with a serial port AND working CFE (bootloader) can often be recovered with a serial adapter, using CFE low-level commands.