On Aug 23, 2009, at 7:33 AM, Vincent L. Damewood wrote: > On Sat, Aug 22, 2009 at 9:43 PM, Russell Johnson<[email protected]> > wrote: >> I believe the proper term for this would be null modem. I.e. crossing >> the tx and rx lines. > > Not in this case. While a null-modem cable is indeed a cable with Tx > and Rx crossed, what he's looking for is the cable that runs from his > motherboard to the serial port mounted on his chassis (including the > port itself), not an external cable. In this case, whether the wiring > should be 'straight' or 'crossed' probably has something to do with > the pin layout on his motherboard. > _______________________________________
I understood that.. I have these myself. The point is, if the port purchased is not wired properly, a null modem should fix that. Russell Johnson [email protected] _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
