A console connection to a router or switch is preferred during troubleshooting because it provides direct access to the device without relying on the network, ensuring that you can access the command-line interface even if the device is misconfigured or the network is down. This method allows for real-time monitoring and configuration changes, facilitating faster problem resolution. Additionally, console access is secure and does not depend on IP connectivity, making it a reliable troubleshooting option.
If you connect to the router via the console port then you are physically making a connection with a physical cable to the router. This implies you have to be close to the router itself. Using telnet allows you to connect to the router from anywhere in the network, and doesn't require a physical cable connection.
The initial configuration of a router can typically be performed using a console connection. This involves connecting a computer or terminal directly to the router's console port using a serial cable. Through this connection, administrators can access the router's command-line interface to set up basic configurations. Alternatively, some routers may also support configuration via a web interface using an Ethernet connection, but the console connection is the most common for initial setups.
The network administor must have physical access to the device to establish a console connection whereas TELNET access can be established form a remote location. However telnet access depend upon a router with network access's, whereas a console connection can be used to access the router regardless of the router's configuration.
I don't believe so. It will depend on your connection. If your connection is not how you would like it move the router closer to your console, or vice-versa.
rollover cable
make a connection from the router's console port to your laptop's serial port and configure the router from your laptop.
For a wired connection you need a high speed modem. For a wireless connection you need a wireless networking adapter for your 360. Or perhaps you need a new router, as some are incompatible with the 360 console.
The default speed is 9600.
A node is a device connected to a network such as a computer or a game console. (Each device connected to a network is referred to as a node. A node can be a computer, printer, game console, or router.)
Remove Console password router>enable router#configure terminal router(config)#line console 0 router(config-line)#no login router(config-line)#no password router(config-line)#exit router(config)#exit
Rollover cable (also known as Cisco console cableor a Yost cable) is a type of null-modem cable that is often used to connect a computer terminal to a router's console port
To connect to a cisco 1800 series router, you need either a network connection that goes to the router, and then you would configure the router to allow telnet or you would need a console cable, also called a rollover or cisco cable and physical access to the device.