An earlier RS-232 cable used to connect two computers in close proximity for file transfer. In style before the USB interface came out, a null modem cable attached to the serial ports of both machines ...

LONDON — Future Technology Devices International Ltd. (Glasgow, Scotland) has developed a 2.5 meter USB-to-USB null modem cable (NMC) suitable for connecting to PCs together. The null modem is a ...

Guys -<BR><BR>I'm running on empty gas....and desperatly need to resort to null modem to a EMC unit. However, the only serial cable I have is standard issue cisco blue console cable.<BR><BR>Have ...

Some serial devices require what's called a null modem cable that makes each device think it is connected to a modem rather than to a computer or a serial device. The simplest null modem cable (a) ...

Hi,<P>I am trying to establish a PPP connection between two RedHat 7.0 boxes over a Null Modem serial cable. My kernel version is 2.4.5, and I'm using pppd v2.4.1. My /dev directory contains the ppp ...

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Depending on how long "several years" is exactly, there could be really good reason to upgrade your modem, or no reason at all. Still, the quick answer is that yes, there are some differences between ...

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