Hi There! Thank for replying. Well, there was no issue with the wire or the device, it was the laptop that I've used. No wonder my previous Dell switch didn't work. I've tried it on another laptop and it worked like charm. I manage to configure the switch too.  Thanks!
Hi There, I'm trying to configure a PowerConnect 5424 switch to connect it within my network as one of the distribution switch. When I explain about my network; its very basic as we do not have any managed VLANs or any other complicated set-up.  When I boot the switch connecting with putty via a serial cable, I can see the output of the switch where I cannot input anything. I've even tried three different terminal emulators which didn't work at all. What can be the reason, how can I achieve this as I just want to configure an IP so that I can login to switch and monitor the ports... etc?
Able to view output but unable send and input on powerconnect 5424