Null Network Cable
Also please note that it is very important that a single pair be used for pins 3 and 6.
Null network cable. Serial rs232 db9 null modem cable with low pr. 80 list list price 31 07 31. 0 out of 5 stars based on 0 reviews current price 23 80 23. It is most often used to connect two devices of the same type e g.
A crossover cable joins two network devices of the same type such as two pcs or two network switches. Null modem cables are one example of the category of crossover cables. The conventional method to network two computers involves making a dedicated link by plugging one cable into the two systems. The use of ethernet crossover cables was common on older home networks years ago when connecting two pcs directly together.
Because only two pairs of wires in the eight pin rj 45 connector are used to carry ethernet signals and both 10base t and 100base tx use the same pins a crossover cable made for one will also work with the other. Product title 35 ft. An ethernet crossover cable is a crossover cable for ethernet used to connect computing devices together directly. You need an ethernet crossover cable a null modem serial cable or parallel peripheral cable or special purpose usb cables.
These cables were created to support temporary host to host networking in situations where an intermediate device such as a network router is not present crossover cables look almost identical to ordinary straight through or patch ethernet cables but the internal wiring. Null modem communication refers to using a crossed over rs 232 cable to connect the teleprinters directly to one. Null modem is a communication method to directly connect two dtes computer terminal printer etc using an rs 232 serial cable the name stems from the historical use of rs 232 cables to connect two teleprinter devices or two modems in order to communicate with one another.