Avocent telnet issue

Hi folks,

 

I am converting from Cisco 2511 terminal servers to Avocent ACS6048 terminal servers.  I have been using the Cisco terminal servers for years without issues on a variety of Sun and HP servers, disk arrays, and various other hardware.  However, I can't seem to get the Avocent terminal servers to work properly.  I am unable to get any response from a connected device via conserver.  However, I can access the device just fine using telnet directly to the Avocent port.  I do get a response if the Avocent port is put in raw mode but sending a L0 break doesn't get to the device.  Sending break from telnet works just fine.  Clearly I am missing something.  I did set portbase to 7000 for the Avocent as recommended in an archived post but that did not fix this issue.

 

See below my conserver and console .cf files, sample working Cisco port config and a sample non-working Avocent port config.  Any assistance is very much appreciated.

 

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conserver.cf

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# ------ make sure breaks are the way we want --------

break 1 { string "\z"; }

break 2 { string "\r\d~\d^b"; delay 600; }

break 3 { string "#."; }

 

 

# ----- define some console types ------

default sun-std { break 1; }

default sun-alt { break 2; }

default sun-lom { break 3; }

 

 

# ----- define some generic console defaults ------

default * {

        logfile /apps/conserver/logs/&; # '&' is replaced with console name

        timestamp 1hab;                 # write timestamps

        rw *;                           # allow all users

        master localhost;               # default conserver host for console

        include sun-std;                # default break for ^Ecl0

        logfilemax 1m;                  # rotate log files at this limit

}

 

 

# ------- define terminal server attributes ----------

default cisco { type host; portbase 2000; portinc 1; }

default avocent2 { type host; portbase 7000; portinc 1; }

 

# ------- define terminal server defaults ----------

default ciscots1 { include cisco; host ciscots1; }

default avots1 { include avocent2; host avots1; }

 

# ------- define the consoles ----------

###console myserver { include ciscots1; port 1; }

console myserver { include avots1; port 12; }

 

 

# ------- set up the an access list to avoid the default -------

access * {

        allowed 127.0.0.1;

}

 

# ------- do some server configuration ---------

config * {

        defaultaccess rejected;

        daemonmode on;

        logfile /var/log/conserver;

        autocomplete off;               # must enter full console names

}

 

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console.cf

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# ------ set default values for console client ------

 

config * {

    master localhost;

}

 

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Cisco port settings from old working port

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ciscots1#show line 1

Tty Typ     Tx/Rx     A Modem  Roty AccO AccI  Uses    Noise   Overruns

   1 TTY   9600/9600   -    -      -    -    -    46    75847        0/0

 

Line 1, Location: "2353C", Type: ""

Length: 24 lines, Width: 80 columns

Baud rate (TX/RX) is 9600/9600, no parity, 1 stopbits, 8 databits

Status: Ready

Capabilities: EXEC Suppressed

Modem state: Ready

Special Chars: Escape  Hold  Stop  Start  Disconnect  Activation

                ^^x    none   -     -       none

Timeouts:      Idle EXEC    Idle Session   Modem Answer  Session   Dispatch

               0:10:00        never                        none     not set

Session limit is not set.

Time since activation: never

Editing is enabled.

History is enabled, history size is 10.

Full user help is disabled

Allowed transports are pad telnet rlogin.  Preferred is telnet.

No output characters are padded

No special data dispatching characters

Modem hardware state: noCTS* noDSR*  DTR RTS

 

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Avocent port settings - port 12

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Physical Settings 

Port: 12

Enable Cisco RJ45 Pin-Out: checked

Status: Enabled

Speed: 9600

Parity: None

Data Bits: 8

Stop Bits: 1

Flow Control: None

CAS Settings 

Port: 12

Port Name: myserver

Enable auto discovery: unchecked

Protocol: Telnet

Authentication Type: None

Text Session Hot Key: ^Z

Power Session Hot Key: ^P

TCP Port Alias:  7012

Port IPv4 Alias:  

Port IPv4 Alias Interface: eth0

Port IPv6 Alias:  

Port IPv6 Alias Interface: eth0

Allow session only if DCD is On: unchecked

Enable auto answer: unchecked

DTR Mode: Always On

DTR Off Interval: 100

Line Feed Suppression: Disabled

NULL After CR Suppression: Disabled

Transmission Interval: 20

Break Sequence: ~break

Break Interval:  500

Log In/Out Multi Session Notification: Disabled

Informational Message Notification: Disabled

 

Data Buffering Settings 

Port: 12

Status: Disabled

Type: Local

Time Stamp: Disabled

Login/Logout Message: Disabled

Serial Session Logging: Disabled