The classic serial null-modem cable was, among other things, used to connect two computers together for communications and file transfer. Largely eliminated in daily use by the advent of home ...

Guys -<BR><BR>I'm running on empty gas....and desperatly need to resort to null modem to a EMC unit. However, the only serial cable I have is standard issue cisco blue console cable.<BR><BR>Have ...

I have an old 486 laptop I'd like to use as a terminal for my webserver (running Linux). I don't mind reformatting the laptop and installing Linux. It currently has OpenBSD 2.8 installed.<BR><BR>The ...

Some serial devices require what's called a null modem cable that makes each device think it is connected to a modem rather than to a computer or a serial device. The simplest null modem cable (a) ...

The device shown in Figure 17-1 is an RS-232–to–TTL converter board, designed to allow a PC with a serial (RS-232) port to communicate with a device that has a console (TTL) port. External converters ...

An earlier RS-232 cable used to connect two computers in close proximity for file transfer. In style before the USB interface came out, a null modem cable attached to the serial ports of both machines ...