Oh, so they're not supposed to be wired that way? Interesting, because I
threw a continuity meter on it last night, and it's wired pin-to-pin.
Now to find someplace I can get a new one. I doubt there's any place around
here. I'm pretty deep in PC territory here.
On 9/9/06, Adam Ladds <aladds@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> On Fri, 8 Sep 2006 19:50:02 -0400, "Jason Lindsay"
> <bioshazard@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > the serial cable (which was still wrapped up
> > in its' nice packaging, and cable-tied together)
>
>
> I have had a brand new serial cable (Belkin) arrive wired up wrong!
> For some odd reason it was wired pin to pin (1 to 1, 2 to 2 etc.)
> instead of the standard mac wiring crossing over send/recieve lines,
> so it didnt work. I tried another cable and it worked straight off, I
> suggest you get another cable and try it, they're not very expensive
>
> good luck,
>
> Adam
>
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