On Thu, Aug 23, 2007 at 11:17:11AM -0800, Ken Irving wrote: > On Thu, Aug 23, 2007 at 03:06:45PM +0000, Douglas A. Tutty wrote: > > I have yet to find a ready-made null-modem cable that is actually wired > > correctly for use by UNIX. How it should be wired can be found in > > several places accessible as packages on Debian. > > I've never had any trouble with null modem cables purchased off-the-shelf, > though that may be due to simple requirements. Unless you're doing > something fancy, or maybe using high data rates, many applications really > only need a 3-wire connection, and the other pins shouldn't matter. > I normally disable hardware handshaking, don't need the ring or the > other wired (and swapped) signals. >
When I did this, I ran 115200 across a 50 foot serial line so I need the handshaking and hardware flow controll. Granted for a terminal at 9600 three wires is just fine. For a ppp serial link where one would otherwise use Ethernet, a little tweaking gives great results. This setup was for using a laptop without Ethernet for backing up with rsync as well as ssh access. Doug. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
