Having trouble with AS2511 RJ configuration.

Question

Hello all. Could someone give me advice on this issue, i think i have it close to being resolved but need a slight push in the right direction. Any help/advise would be great.
I am in the process of building my lab. MY current setup has 4 cisco 2610 and 2 2501s for backbone routers along with a frame switch and a 2511 rj term server.
I have set up 2 of my routers to connect through the frame switch and am configuring the console ports to allow me access via my terminal server.
Following is my setup
2610----frame switch----2610
term server
This is what i am a problem with. Both 2610s can talk to each other so i have ip connectivity. But when i try to connect on the console ports from the term serv i get a message saying. Trying r2 (172.16.1.1)... Open
Password required, but none set. Wierd thing is that both 2610s have the console password set. Config follows. So what gives? i know the config is saved and i have the right roll over cables connecting or else i would never even get the message saying password not set.
line con 0
password lab
line aux 0
password labs
login
transport input all
line vty 0 4
password lab
login
The term serv config follows.
Term_Server#sh ru
Building configuration...
Current configuration:
version 12.0
service timestamps debug uptime
service timestamps log uptime
no service password-encryption
hostname Term_Server
ip subnet-zero
no ip domain-lookup
ip host r2 172.16.1.1
ip host r1 172.16.1.1
interface Loopback0
ip address 172.16.1.1 255.255.255.255
no ip directed-broadcast
interface Ethernet0
no ip address
no ip directed-broadcast
shutdown
interface Serial0
no ip address
no ip directed-broadcast
shutdown
no ip http server
ip classless
line con 0
transport input none
line 1 16
no exec
exec-timeout 25 0
transport input all
line aux 0
line vty 0 4
login
end
So can anyone help me with this? Please. Thx.

Answer 1

It looks like you are not hitting r2 through the console, you are hitting r2 via telnet.
If this is true, you should be able to put a password on vty 0 4 and sucessfully connect.
"Password needed and none set" is a telnet error ... not someting that would come from a console connection.
In your host definitions on the TermServer, remember to use a loopback address of te TermServer (along with the port 2001, 2002 ...).
Like: host r2 192.168.1.1 2002 <--192.168.1.1 is the loopback address of the termserver (itself).
Good Luck
Scott