The wire you use doesn t matter much.
Rj45 null modem cable.
You re likely to have cat5e on hand and that will be more than fine.
Simple null modem cable.
Null modem cable with handshake.
Pin 1 on one end of the cable would be connected to pin 1 on the other end.
For this to work the transmit txd pin of one device needs to be connected to the receive rxd pin of the other device and vice versa.
A null modem or crossover cable is used to connect to dte devices together.
In most cases either a straight rj45 cable or a rollover rj45 cable is used to attach wti console ports to console ports on various devices such as servers routers switches and laptops.
Pins 2 3 and 5 are all you need for a 3 wire null modem cable.
This solution is somewhat similar to the yost wiring standard which i have long found to be quite useful.
Null modem also called crossover is a term associated with serial rs 232 cables a standard serial cable also called an at cable has the wires inside the cable running straight through take a db9 cable as an example.
Also please note that it is very important that a single pair be used for pins 3 and 6.
Db9 rj45 ethernet coupler crossover db9 rj45.
Nc 9f9f 6ft null modem cable 6 feet rs 232 null modem cable db9f to db9f dte to dte.
The startech mxt100ff is an example of a straight through cable.
The finished connection results in a null wiring configuration.
By modern standards null modems use a very slow connection.
The only reason that i did not use the.
For each cable we ll need one straight connection following the rs 232d pinout in the table above and one cross over or null modem connection following the pinout in the table below.
Remember each connection needs one of each.
With tripp lite s p450 000 null modem adapter kit you can set up pc pc serial connections up to 100ft apart using readily available cat5 cat6 patch cables.
Remember that the cisco adapter is not reversible.
Db9 rj45 ethernet coupler cisco adapter.
1 6 4 2 3 3 2 4 1 6 5 5 7 8 8 7 with full handshake capability.
It makes sense to me for the null modem shell to be in the server closet but you may decide otherwise.
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.