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- From: jamesp@iagu.itd.adelaide.edu.au (James Pickering)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
- Subject: Re: null-modem-cable : how to make ?
- Keywords: null modem
- Message-ID: <8183@sirius.ucs.adelaide.edu.au>
- Date: 15 Aug 92 07:23:31 GMT
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- In article <1992Aug13.183859.4170@fripp.ri.cadre.com> jh@cadre.com writes:
- >In article 22660@sun1.ruf.uni-freiburg.de, rensing@sun1.ruf.uni-freiburg.de (Stefan Rensing) writes:
- >>Does anybody know how to make a correct null-modem-cable ?
- >>I tried connecting GND-GND, SHIELD-SHIELD and cross-connecting
- >>What else do I have to connect ?
- >
- >You should be able to get away with connecting pins 7 and 20 straight through
- >and crossing pins 2 and 3. That's bare bones, but it should do it. If you've
- >got an 8 wire cable to work with, connect 4,5,6,7,8 and 20 straight through,
- >and cross 2 and 3.
-
- This will probably not work for the same reason that Stefan's did not
- work. ie. The computer doesn't realise there is another machine there.
- Pins 5,6 and 8 are expected to be raised by the connected device, and
- do not carry signals of their own, so simply connecting them between
- the two computer doesn't change anything.
- The best (most generic) null modem cable that I have found to work
- with most devices (even between terminal servers - an interesting
- application) is this.
-
- On each ends bus (solder them together with a glob of solder, and do not
- connect between the connectors, this is local) -
- 4 and 5 together RTS-CTS ie saying when the computer is ready to send,
- the other computer is ready to receive.
- 20, 6 and 8 together ie saying when the computer is online so is the other
- computer.
-
- Now between the two ends, connect -
- 2 to 3 and 3 to 2 (the TX/RX crossover)
- 7 to 7 and 1 to 1 (the grounds, SG and FG)
- as well as this it a good idea to solder the cable shield
- to the back of the connectors (ie so the outside metal parts of the
- connectors are connected through the shield).
-
- The reason I put in so many grounds is sometimes some terminal servers
- (and some computers for that matter) use different ground points, and
- with this you can always find a common ground.
- Note: Do Not connect the Signal Ground to any other grounds. It _can_
- be a bad idea.
-
- As for games that work over null modems, Battle Chess, Populous,
- F29 (I think) and Stunt Car Racer are those that I know work. (Don't
- ask me for hints on how to get them working, if you own the game, read
- the manual, if you don't then you can't expect anything. I don't
- play the games, I have just seen some working).
-
- Hope this helps.
-
-
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