-=> /* Quoting Minh Van to Frank Sexton */ <=-
 MV> is there a difference between a null modem cable and a
 MV> serial (female-female) cable ? i'm trying to link two
 MV> PCs together for basic file xfers.
 
 FS> Yes.  The xmt and rcv wires are crossed in a null modem
 FS> cable.  That's what you need for what you're doing.
 MV> so you're saying i need the "null modem" cable instead
 MV> of a direct serial-serial linkup ?
Right.  A null modem cable is just a direct serial-serial
cable with the xmt/rcv wires crossed.
-Frank
(fsexton@ibm.net - http://www.concentric.net/~fsexton)
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