MV>is there a difference between a null modem cable and a
MV>serial (female-female) cable ? i'm trying to link two PCs
MV>together for basic file xfers.
 RA> Yes; the data transmit & receive lines are switched on the null-
 RA> modem cable, and the appropriate hardware signalling lines are
 RA> as well. (A's transmit is connected to B's receive, and so on.)
 RA> To link two computers by their serial ports, you must use a
 RA> null-modem cable. Both ports should also be set to the same
 RA> speed, and data format (19200 baud, 8N1, for example). I've
 RA> done this myself many times, among several different types of
 RA> computer, including CP/M, Macintosh, and IBM. It works well.
ok. so my current problem right now is that i've bought a $14 2m 
serial-serial cable, and its totally useless because you're saying that i 
need to switch the rcv and xt wires on them which'll probably requre some 
nifty soldering...
fuck!
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