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Re: [LUG] Pocket telephone exchange...

 

On Wed, 12 Mar 2008 22:57:18 +0000, "Martinus Scriblerus" wrote:
> On Wed, Mar 12, 2008 at 10:42 AM, Tom Potts
> <tompotts@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> When I was a kid...
>>  I used a thing that allowed you to plug two modems into each other and
>>  effectively connect so you could pretend to be an ISP or whatever.
>>  Anyone seen one about anywhere?
>>  Its either that or diving into the box from hell* for my parallel cable
> and
>>  PPP ing down that...
>>  Tom te tom te tom
> 
> The phrase "null modem" comes to mind.

Is not a "null modem" cable simply a RS232 "crossover" cable?  Or is there
a "null modem" cable to connect 2 modems together?  RJ11 -> RJ11?

Grant.


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