Help with Connecting to Cisco 2503 router console

[frenzeus1881]

I have a Cisco 2503 router (I know it's kinda outdated) and i can't seem to be able to log on to the console. I am using an RJ-45 to DB-9 female connector (roll-over), with the DB-9 female connector going into my terminal's COM1 port. (I've also tried using COM2, both COM ports are working) RJ-45 going into the router's console port. I am using Hyper terminal (Windows 2000 server) to dial in, settings for Hyperterminal are as follows:

Bits per second: 9600
Data bits: 8
Parity: None
Stop bits: 1 or 2 (tried both)
Flow control: None

Connect using: COM1

Is there anything that I've left unconfigured? As i know of, this is the default configurations to dial into the console. However, I can't seem to be able to dial-in through the router console. Please assist anyone? Really appreciate the help.

 

[eurobadger]

Hi

Try varying the speed of Hyperterminal. Often if the speed does not match the console you will get garbage on the screen, but some speeds give no display at all.

I assume the connector you used came with the router, or at least matches the pinouts for a 2500 console cable on the Cisco website.

EB