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Found a strange cable... What can I do?
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Hi Friends,
I found a strange network cable today in the junk... The cable seems to be in good condition though...
One end of the cable has a regular CAT5 Ethernet connector and on the other end there's a regular serial connector, both properly molded in place...
Can someone please suggest me what or how can I use this cable for? Can I somehow use it to connect to computers (COM port of one PC to LAN port of another)?
Any pointers?
Thanks in Advance!
P.S.: Please don't ask me to cut the cable as I do not have a crimping tool to crimp another CAT5 connector instead of the serial connector.
I found a strange network cable today in the junk... The cable seems to be in good condition though...
One end of the cable has a regular CAT5 Ethernet connector and on the other end there's a regular serial connector, both properly molded in place...
Can someone please suggest me what or how can I use this cable for? Can I somehow use it to connect to computers (COM port of one PC to LAN port of another)?
Any pointers?
Thanks in Advance!
P.S.: Please don't ask me to cut the cable as I do not have a crimping tool to crimp another CAT5 connector instead of the serial connector.
Last edited by linpagla; Jan 26th, 2008 at 12:32 pm.
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My guess is you should leave it in the junk. Someone tossed it away for a reason -- most likely because it doesn't work.
Don't PM me with questions -- you might get a nasty PM in response. If you have a question then post it in one of the forums.
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Originally Posted by Ancient Dragon 
My guess is you should leave it in the junk. Someone tossed it away for a reason -- most likely because it doesn't work.
Assuming that, can it be of any use? If I can somehow use it to connect two PCs, it'd be a great help!
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