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mohit123_63342
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Jul 03, 2012

1600 LB serial access

Hi,     I am not able to take the serial console of BIG IP 1600 Load balancer.. i have set the baud rate as 19200 at putty. but some junk characters appear. and sometimes end up with a blue scre...
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El_Jefe
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Jul 06, 2012
If you're getting garbage characters, oftentimes, it means a baud / config issue. Make sure you configure putty for 19200, 8-N-1. As the previous poster stated, if that's not working, you need to open a support case.