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by daghost Aug 22, 2002 last reply Nov 20, 2002

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what is a null cable used for?

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A Null MODEM Cable is a cable that crosses the pins inside the cable in order to perform proper handshaking in serial communications.

You could plug null modem cable between the serial ports of two pc's & establish a RAS connection between them,for example

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It is also used to connect to the Console ports to configure switches, etc...

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And about configuration you can read on:
www.hardwarebook.net

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