Frank, The router can be either if you are speaking of a standard 5in1 60 pin (I think) serial port (supports five standards). The cables are coded (a few pins are jumped together to set the ID), so that the router know exactly what cable you are plugging in. If you want to know what cable you have do a: show controllers serial 1/0 Modify the port numbers as needed, but will show you what is plugged in. I used to use this all the time with the guys in the field as you typically CANNOT believe a word they tell you. When they tell you that have a RS232 DCE in there, and the router tells you you have RS232 DTE, or nothing then they have the wrong cable or in the latter case, they plugged it in the wrong port or the wrong router. Hope this helps. Frank Zahrt III, CCNP CCDP NEC Senior Network Engineer --- frank <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > could anybody explain that why s1 of a router > connects with a DTE cable and > s2 connects with a DCE cable? Is the router a DTE or > DCE? > > Thanks, > > frank > > > ___________________________________ > UPDATED Posting Guidelines: > http://www.groupstudy.com/list/guide.html > FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: > http://www.groupstudy.com > Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED] __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Kick off your party with Yahoo! Invites. http://invites.yahoo.com/ ___________________________________ UPDATED Posting Guidelines: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/guide.html FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
