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Iden%fying Null Modem Cables

Keith Bogart
CCIE #4923

kbogart@[Link] CCIE Routing & Switching

@keithbogart1
[Link]/in/keith-bogart-2a75042

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Video Overview

• 4.11 Identify null modem cable and application

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Null Modem…what problem solved?
Null Modem: Method for connecting two DTEs together (or
two DCEs).
Also called, “Crossover Cable”.
Not covered in RS-232 standard.
For example:
• PC to PC across Serial interface
• PC to DB-9 Cisco Console Ports

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Identifying Null Modem Cables
Simple Null Modem Cable

PC Serial Port Cisco Console Port

Null Modem Cable with Handshaking

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What do they look like?

» Key Point: Null Modem pinout is NOT the same as a


ROLLED cable.
» Many websites display the Cisco, flat-blue saDn cable as a
“null modem” cable. This is technically incorrect.
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