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From: "Den" <dirvine@psln.com>
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Subject: Re: Using a laptop in place of a DEC terminal
Date: Mon, 7 Dec 1998 15:39:50 -0000
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Just be sure you get the right kind of cable. I may be wrong but I think
most DEC terminals used a "crossover" type cable and the PC may need a
"straight thru" type cable.
This can drive you crazy sometimes as your cable will test out fine but will
not work, if it is the wrong type.
Dennis
jeff canar m.a. wrote in message <74524j$47q$1@tepe.tezcat.com>...
>I'm sure this can be done, just need to know the proper way to
>connect...
>
>We have DEC terminal in an office that is old, and almost useless.
>I'd like to use an old 386 laptop (running kermit 3.14) I have in
>place of this terminal. I'm assuming I can simply run some sort of
>cable out the back of the laptop through the built in serial port (9
>pin) and into the wall where the original terminal is connected. I
>think the DEC terminal connects using an RJ-45 connector (or whatever
>that connector that looks like a telephone jack is called). There is
>no way to dial into the server at work. It either connects the same
>way the dumb terminal did or not at all.
>
>So...
>
>(1) can this be done
>
>(2) what kind of connector and cable do I need to go from the 9 pin
>serial port on the back of the laptop to the wall
>
>-and-
>
>(3) is there anything that could seriously get in the way of this
>working that could take so much time to resolve it ultimately isn't
>worth the effort?
>
>I have the Using MS-Dos Kermit book so referrals to it are fine.
>
>thanks in advance,
>jeff
>
>thanks in advance,
>jeff
>