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[James Knott <james.knott@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Adam Williams wrote:
> > > > Do you have a breakout box so you can test the port and cable?
> > > The cable is working. I use it for a couple of headless systems too.
> > > > Are you sure it needs a null-modem?
> > > No, that's one thing I'm not certain about - the port on the switch is
> > > male, as is the port on the host
> .>This is one of the reasons you may want a break out box.  There is no
> > hard standard for such connections and some manufacturers use a male
> > connector, where others would use a female.  With a break out box, you
> > can see which pins are used for transmit & receive and wire accordingly.
>
> Check out the statserial utility;  statserial will show the status of the
> pins of the serial port, like a software breakout box.

No software can tell you how a connector is wired.  You need the break
out box to see where the transmit and receive pins are.



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