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Conference netcad::hub_mgnt

Title:	DEChub/HUBwatch/PROBEwatch CONFERENCE
Notice:	Firmware -2, Doc -3, Power -4, HW kits -5, firm load -6&7
Moderator:	NETCAD::COLELLADT

Created:	Wed Nov 13 1991
Last Modified:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	4455
Total number of notes:	16761

2366.0. "PC Console Cable for PackeProbe?" by ANGLIN::CLAYTON (Merlin Clayton (314)947-6763) Fri Jun 09 1995 16:31

I have a customer trying to get access to the console port of a packetprobe
with the standard MW-Windows Terminal utility.

He has a home-grown 9-pin-to-9-pin null modem cable that he is trying to use
- this cable works on the console port of the DECbrouter 90.  Howevever,
on the packetprobe, he is not getting any response at all.

I wanted to send him a known good console cable configuration to eliminate 
the cable a a potential problem.  However, I am not sure what the known good
cable configuration is for the 9pin COM1 port of the PC to the 9pin console
port of the packet probe.  Could someone please enlighten me so that I can
get this sent off to this remote customer ASAP?

Thank you.

Merlin

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
2366.1	DECconnect Office Cable will do it....	NETCAD::SKABO	Expect Nothing U never disappointed	`Fri Jun 09 1995 17:24`	3
	I currently have a "DECconnect Office Cable" E101876 connected to my PacketProbe console with a 9 pin H8571-J connector - that should do it....
2366.2		KAOFS::S_HYNDMAN	Ride life's curves	`Fri Jun 09 1995 17:25`	8
	Pg A-4 in the probewatch user's manual has the pin out. I use a bc29q-10 from my pc. Scott
2366.3	clarification?	ANGLIN::CLAYTON	Merlin Clayton (314)947-6763	`Fri Jun 09 1995 18:07`	17
	>> I currently have a "DECconnect Office Cable" E101876 connected to my >> PacketProbe console with a 9 pin H8571-J connector - that should do it.... Is this connected from the 9pin COM port on a PC? What's at both ends of your DECconnect cable? An H8571-J? So does your cable look like this: PC H8571-J ============================================ H8571-J Packet E101876 (BC16E) cable Probe Mgc
2366.4	H8571-J - E101876 - H8571-J works okay...	NETCAD::SKABO	Expect Nothing U never disappointed	`Fri Jun 09 1995 18:17`	12
	I have it connected to a VT420 terminal.... So I connected it to my PC (COMM1 @9600 Baud) like you have and it works okay... PC H8571-J ============================================ H8571-J Packet E101876 (BC16E) cable Probe Tom