[oclug] [FWD: RE: null modem cable]

[James]

On 10/20/10 19:51, Jean-Francois Messier wrote:
>
> Usually, serial ports on computers have a male port on the back. If this
> is a female port, you would likely meed a simple male-to-female cable.
The computer is male and the router is female.
I tried a normal serial cable.
It is 'possible' that my serial port doesn't work (I upgraded the kernel
many times since I last used it).
The port on my computer should work. :-)
> Question is about the number of pins. On a PC, this is usually 9 pins.
> What is it on your Netgear router ? Do you have a PC with a serial port
> that you can actually operate and use under linux ? 
It is labelled rs-232 on the router and it looks normal. :-)
>
>
> Moi, je suis Linux,
> Et Windows 7, c'était pas mon idée !.......
> JF
>
>
>
>   -------- Original Message --------
>  Subject: [oclug] null modem cable
>  From: James <bjlockie at lockie.ca>
>  Date: Wed, October 20, 2010 5:13 pm
>  To: OCLUG Mailing List <oclug at lists.oclug.on.ca>
>  
>  I have a Netgear WGR615V router that has a female rs-232 (labelled)
> port.
>  I want to connect to it but I have no idea what kind of cable I need.
>  I'm looking for someone with a cable to try it for me.
>  I don't want to buy a cable unless I know it will work.
>  I think it's broadcom based.
>  The eventual goal is to get it working with dd-wrt.
>  I want to see what it shows. :-)