Re: While we're complaining about wacky wild Cisco ASR Stuff?

[Christopher Morrow via NANOG <nanog () lists nanog org>]

On Wed, Aug 6, 2025 at 3:51 PM Dan Mahoney (Gushi) via NANOG
<nanog () lists nanog org> wrote:
> Note: This is an attempt at Humor that I hope to make my fellow graybeards
> go "wait, really?".  It gave me a fun story to tell.  But it may just read
> as old-man-yells-at-cloud-hardware-vendor.

> * A usb "A" port, that presents a virtual serial port to the host PC, but
> which then requires a USB-A-TO-USB-A cable that nobody has, and is next
> to, and identical to, (but distinct from) the USB port where one can plug
> in flash drives...
>
> OR
>
> * A totally different port on the other side of the main ports that has
> the usual TXD, RXD, GND, CTS, RTS -- but ALSO inside a USB-A header, so
> you need some special kind of unobtanium breakout box (And another of
> those for the AUX connector.)

Here I thought you were going to mention that instead of:
  9600 8N1

the serial console is:
  9600 8N2

(by default anyway)
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