Quoth Dennis Tillman at 2008-04-19 11:41... > Don't forget that the cable from the DB-9 connector on the back of the APC > UPS to the DB-9 Serial Input on the back of your PC is NOT 1-1. For reasons > I have never understood the APC UPS requires a proprietary cable that came > with the UPS. Even worse, it looks identical to a plain old DB-9 to DB-9 > serial cable except for the label on it.
I got round this by buying a pair of DIY DB9 to RJ45 shells - in fact that's how I do all my serial cables now, CAT6 in the middle. Pinouts are on the web. Cheers M -- Matthew Smith Smiffytech - Technology Consulting & Web Application Development Business: http://www.smiffytech.com/ Personal: http://www.smiffysplace.com/ LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/smiffy _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
