Re: Serial console on second port?

[Carl Lowenstein <carl.lowenstein%gmail.com@localhost>]

On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 8:13 AM, Lyle Bickley 
<lbickley%bickleywest.com@localhost> wrote:
> On Monday 30 March 2009, Martin Husemann wrote:
>> I have a Vax Station 4000 M96 and would like to use it with serial
>> console. It apparently has two serial ports, one MMJ and another one for
>> the printer with a DB25 connector.
>>
>> Since MMJ adapters (or even connectors) are pretty hard to get hold of
>> here (or unreasonable expensive) - is there an easy way to just use the
>> DB25 connector instead?
>
> MMJ connectors are actually easy to find and inexpensive. Here are some
> suppilers:
>
> http://www.cables4computer.com/Cabling_Products/Connectors_UTPComponents_RJ12_MMJ_Connector.html
> http://www.cablestogo.com/product.asp?cat_id=418&sku=01935&st=mmj

Yes, but where do you get the crimping tool with the offset die to fit
the MMJ connectors.

    carl
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