Serial console advice

[PaulMThomas]

We have a HP/UX rp2470 with a 3-way serial connection on the back. We currently have a dumb terminal plugged into this.

The server is due to be relocated into a new rack with some Windows servers. Because we haven't got space to put the dumb terminal in, I was wondering if we could instead use a cable to a COM port on one of the Windows servers and then use Hyperterm instead to control the Unix server ?
If yes, what sort of cable do we need ?

 

[Chacalinc]

yes, you can do it... hyperterminal is an emulator of your dumb terminal. You can use the same cable!!

Chacal, Inc.

 

[PaulMThomas]

Thanks for the reply.

Unfotunately the exisitng cable is very short and is 9 -> 25 pin.
I will need a 9 -> 9 pin cable instead. Is this a null modem cable ?

 

[Chacalinc]

Take a look to this page:

http://www.jspayne.com/io/schematics.html

Chacal, Inc.