20 Jul
2006
20 Jul
'06
11:39
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.