Null modem

= null modem cable нуль-модем специальный кабель, соединяющий по интерфейсу RS-232 последовательные порты двух рядом стоящих ПК для перекачки файлов между ними без модема Смотри также: serial port

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Null modem

A cable, especially an EIA-232 cable, for connecting serial ports on two computers directly, rather than via modems. Since, according to the specification, both computers should transmit on pin three of their EIA-232 connectors and receive on pin two, a null modem cable needs to connect one computer's pin two to the other's pin three and vice versa. It also needs to have male connectors at both ends (again, according to the specification).

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