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- From: scsabir@tvgurus.zenithe.com (Andrew Birner)
- Subject: Re: Standard pinout for V.35 in DB25 connector?
- Message-ID: <DM7sq7.7HA@tvgurus.zenithe.com>
- Followup-To: comp.dcom.cabling,comp.dcom.frame-relay,comp.dcom.modems
- Organization: Zenith Electronics Corporation
- X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL9]
- References: <310FBE8E.4AF2@fastcomm.com>
- Date: Sat, 3 Feb 1996 19:27:43 GMT
-
- Jim Reilly (jreilly@fastcomm.com) wrote:
- : .... The nice thing about this is when the
- : manufacturers of routers and csu's agree on the electrical and physical
- : it only requires a straight thru cable to work. These items are far
- : easier to get when you are in the middle on an install and a cable is
- : missing. But to be on the safe side if a manufacturer implements a v35 on
- : a db25 they are almost honor bound to provide a cable to get to the
- : standard winchester plug connector that is common in v35 so get the cable
- : from the manufacturers of both pieces of equipment and then the only
- : thing you need to worry about is whether the winchester plugs are male or
- : female.
-
- I generally insist on keeping a "true" v.35 interface somewhere between the
- two devices. This provides a point at which I can plug in test equipment
- without changing any cables. It also makes it much easier to replace the box
- at either end -- there's no need to worry about subtle differences in DB25 pin
- assignments, and it puts the onus for cable compatibility on the vendor.
-
- : --
- : Jim Reilly
- : FastComm Communications
- : 1-703-318-4385 9-6 EST
- : jreilly@fastcomm.com
-
- Andrew Birner
- Zenith Electronics Corporation
- (847) 391-7926
- Andrew.Birner@ZenithE.Com
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