Re: ][c null modem problems...

[Chris Morse <chris@cosmicwolf.com>]

On Thu, 31 Jul 2003 08:32:37 -0700, "Paul Grammens" <grammens@svn.net>
wrote:

>
>"Michael J. Mahon" <mjmahon@aol.com> wrote in message
>20030731035146.24575.00001119@mb-m28.aol.com">news:20030731035146.24575.00001119@mb-m28.aol.com...
>> Chris Morse wrote:
>>
>> <snip>
>>
>> >I talked to the guy at Intrec on the phone before I got the cable and
>> >he said that it would definitely work with the //c+.
>> >
>> >I'll play around with it some more - I'm writing a serial test program
>> >under Windows and I'll see what I can get.  If no luck, I've got an
>> >RS-232 breakout box that I can fiddle with.
>>
>> Since you originally referred to this as a "high speed modem cable",
>> I'm betting that it has hardware handshake lines.  This may take
>> a bit more configuration on the hyperterm end.
>>
>
>The IIc+ serial port doesn't support hardware handshaking properly, as I
>recall. I think at low speeds it's not necessary anyway.  So definitely turn
>it off.
>-Paul

Actually, I kind of lied about my configuration.  I said I was using a
DB25 to DB9 adapter.. Not true.. I'm using a DB25 to DB9 *cable* and
it's like 10 feet long.  On top of the //c+ mini DIN 8 to DB25 cable,
it's all (probably) around 16 or more feet long.

I'm wondering if maybe the cable length is a problem... Serial cables
usually don't go for too long, do they?

Welp, tomorrow I'm off to work (I work from home 4 days a week).
Gonna grab the RS-232 breakout box from my office and all the
gender-benders and adapters I'll need to make a shorter cable.

Can't wait to get it working!  Such an up-hill battle..

// CHRIS