Re: Psion 3a question!

[Tony Mori <tonym@netrunner.net>]

Dave Althoff wrote:
> I'm pretty sure the switch box works, though I had to disassemble it to
> get the cables to actually connect to the jacks inside.  I'm running
> ANSITerm, with the high-speed modem port driver.  But as I type on the GS,
> I get nothing on the Psion.  As I type on the Psion, I get nothing on the GS.
> 
> So, has anyone else tried to do this?  Am I missing something?  The cable
> from the switch to the Psion is an ImageWriter I cable, connected to a
> port adapter (DB-25F -> DB-9M) and the Psion cable has a female DB-9
> designed to connect directly to the serial port on a PC.
> 
> Any advice welcome!
> 
> --Dave Althoff, Jr.


It sounds like you need to stick a null-modem adapter in there. It
should be available as
a DB25M/DB25F piece, about 3-4 inches long. (sorta' looks like a gender
changer). This will cross the transmit and receive lines, so the 2
computers can communicate.




Tony Mori
Technical Support Manager
NetRunner Internet Services
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