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- From: Charlie_Gibbs@mindlink.bc.ca (Charlie Gibbs)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
- Subject: Re: Length of nullmodemcable
- Date: Wed, 17 Apr 96 12:29:52 -0800
- Organization: MIND LINK! - British Columbia, Canada
- Distribution: world
- Message-ID: <84957-829769392@mindlink.bc.ca>
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- In article <xdAPjMD0aUz1@wizzcat.prima.ruhr.de>
- prophet@wizzcat.prima.ruhr.de (Jens Georg) writes:
-
- >Hi out there,
- >
- >I'm going to set up a serial network with my A2000 & A1200. I want to
- >get access of the data stored on my lovely old "dinosaur" called A2000,
- >which is located in th basement of my house, with my A1200 via SERNET
- >located in the 2nd floor.
- >
- >I just want to know, if I can use a serial cable including RTS/CTS
- >lines with the length of nearly 30 meters for this. I have heard that
- >a serial connection has the big advantage of working on long distances,
- >too.
- >
- >Is it possible to connect two Amigas with their standard serial
- >ports on this distance without installing additional hardware like
- >amplifiers?
-
- The RS-232 spec allows for cables up to 50 feet long. However, this
- is only a minimum requirement. Low-capacitance cable can increase
- the distance, as can lower baud rates. Different serial ports might
- be able to work with longer cables.
-
- My advice is to try it. Start off at the highest baud rate your
- machines can handle; if that doesn't work, try reducing the speed.
- The RS-232 50-foot spec is based on 9600 bps - lower speeds should
- be able to go longer distances.
-
- In one place I worked, we hooked an X terminal at one end of the
- building to a Unix box at the other end - a run of at least the
- 30 meters you're trying for. We ran at 38,400 bps with no problems.
-
- Charlie_Gibbs@mindlink.bc.ca
- Honk if your horn is broken.
-
-