You should use an null-modem kable or X-tp cable trough RJ45 - DB-9, and make sure that you are using Software hand-shake, ie, xon-xoff.

I'm using this config and it works fine for me.

/erik

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On Wed, 2 Feb 2000, Ronan Mullally wrote:

After almost two years without a toaster I've finally come out of the wilderness and am once again the proud "owner" (ok, admin) of a nice shiny new toaster. Pity they're not as shiny as they used to be in the Good Ol' Days :(

I'm trying to connect this beastie to a console server. Specifically a Linux box with a Cyclades Ze multiport serial card. The Cyclades presents its ports using an expansion box with RJ45 female ports.

I haven't been able to get this to talk to the toaster's console port :( I've tried various combinations of straight-through and null-modem adaptors with standard ethernet and roll-over drop cables with no joy.

Can anybody point me in the direction of the pinouts I need in a RJ45 - DB-9 adaptor that will work with a roll-over drop cable?

For reference, I've got the Cyclades ports talking to cisco kit (3600s) using a roll-over cable. I've also got them talking to Foundry switches using the same roll-over cable with an adaptor using the pinout below.

         RJ45                   DB-9
Signal   Pinout                 Pinout   Signal
TxD      3 --------------------- 2       RxD
RxD      6 --------------------- 3       TxD
Gnd      4 --------------------- 5       Gnd

RTS      1 ----+          +----- 7       RTS
CTS      5 ----+          +----- 8       CTS

DTR      2 ----+          +----- 4       DTR
DCD      7 ----|          |----- 1       DCD
DSR      8 ----+          +----- 6       DSR

-Ronan