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Winlinx - Hardware User’s Guide
Connectors and Cables 12
Cables
The following figures provide details of the cables used with Winlinx.
10Base-T/100Base-TX cable
Cross Connection - (
Without Hub
)
Straight Connection - (
With Hub
)
COM1/COM2 (
serial ports
) cables
Serial devices such as modems and printers use 25-pin D-type connectors for RS232 connections. In
order to connect RS232 devices with 25-pin connectors, 9-pin connector signals have to be converted
to 25-pin connector signals. The diagram below shows their respective connections.
9-pin to 25-pin Cross Connection
TXD+ 1
3 RXD+
TXD- 2
2 TXD-
RXD+ 3
1 TXD+
RXD- 6
6 RXD-
RJ45
Pin
RJ45
Pin
TXD+ 1
1 TXD+
TXD- 2
6 RXD-
RXD+ 3
3 RXD+
RXD- 6
2 TXD-
RJ45
Pin
RJ45
Pin
9 Pin
Connector
25 Pin
Connector
3
RXD
2
TXD
5
CTS
4
RTS
6
DSR
7
SGND
8
DCD
20
DTR
TXD 3
RXD 2
RTS 7
CTS 8
DSR 6
SGND 5
DCD 1
DTR
4
(Thin Client)