Elton Koehn wrote in a message to David Bowerman:
FS> Right. A null modem cable is just a direct serial-serial
FS> cable with the xmt/rcv wires crossed.
DB> You should also cross the handshake lines.
EK> Lets get this Null Modem cable right so he can actually use it.
If you check the message I left for Minh Van a couple of weeks back, the only
difference between the 9 pin/9 pin adapter is that I also connect the Carrier
Detect (pin 1). Some comm programs are not happy without a valid CD line.
Regards,
David
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