The other day I just picked up a nice HP 2650 from a local recycler. They put stuff back together to resell after businesses upgrade.
Anyways, I set the new switch up last night to replace the 2 small 8 port d-link switches I had duct taped together. It is surprisingly quiet, making me wonder if its not booting correctly and its getting too hot. I was expecting it to be louder?
But now, its just sitting with all the lights on like I had just plugged it in for the first time. Occasionally all the lights turn off or one of the status lights does. I’m not opposed to taking it back, but I’d rather not what with this having gigabit and SPI built in and all (tho only 2 ports sadly).
It’d kinda suck if this thing is DOA, but I can keep looking for another one I guess. Please help though!
Ok, so there’s the quick and dirty method, and the more reliable but slower method.
A. You need three connections between the switch and your USB adapter. Switch RX to USB TX, switch TX to USB RX and ground to ground. Strip some wire and just jamb it in the holes.
B. Buy a DB9 null modem cable from eBay, or an HP console cable.
Since you know your way around this pretty gud, what are the chances the switch is just fucked? Is it just a better idea to go return it and see if they have another one?
Went back to the store with the switch to see if they had a cable. Showed them the switch, they changed it out for a slightly nicer cisco catalyst. No charge or hassle.
We couldn’t figureout what had happened in the time before it was tested and I bought it. Coulda been dropped, anything could have happened really, but they pretty much said they couldn’t even get console. Soooooo yeah I’ll say that was sold on accident.
“upgrade” to a Cisco is debatable. Every model I’ve worked with had overly agressive cooling fans, very small and whiney. Never found a good fit for a home application.
I honestly kicked myself about it, but its a catalyst 3750. It has the stack connectors on it so thats sick. I will consider that an upgrade (not as nice as live wire swapping though…)