Section 3 - Cable Configurations Return to Home Page
(see LANS and NETWORK for Network-related wiring)
1. 25-Pin to 25-Pin Cables
2. 9-Pin to 25-Pin Cables
3. 4-Wire Serial Printer Cable
4. Null Modem Cable
5. Unix Printer Cable
6. Sync Cables
7. Sync Cross Over Cables
8. V.35 Cable
9. Apple to 25 Pin Cables
10. 25 Pair Telco Cables
11. Lap Link Cables
12. Xtree Link Cables
13. Dual-ended Xtlink CablesNOTE: These files are in Courier Font to maintain the columns...
Subject: 25 Pin / 25 Pin Cables:
Straight through are for terminal to modem, Cross-Over are for Printers
STRAIGHT-THRU X-OVER (G) SYNC MODEM
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1 --- 1 1 --- 1 1 --- 1 (FOR FREELANCE)
2 --- 2 2 --- 3* 2 --- 2 HP 17255 CABLE CONFIURATION
3 --- 3 3 --- 2* 3 --- 3 D MODEL MALE/FEMALE
4 --- 4 4 --- 8* 4 --- 4 F MODEL FEMALE/FEMALE
5 --- 5 5 --- 20* 5 --- 5 M MODEL MALE/MALE
6 --- 6 6 --- 20* 6 --- 6
7 --- 7 GRD 7 --- 7 7 --- 7 1 --- 1
8 --- 8 8 --- 4* 8 --- 8 2 --- 3
11 --- 19* 11 --- 12* 11 --- 11 3 --- 2
12 --- 12 12 --- 11,19* 15 --- 15 5&6 --- 20
15 --- 15 15 --- 0 17 --- 17 20 --- 5&6
17 --- 17 17 --- 0 20 --- 20 7 --- 7
19 --- 11* 19 --- 12
20 --- 20 20 --- 5,6
22 --- 22 22 --- 0 HP 'N' CABLE CONNECTS VDU TO COMM EQUIP
23 --- 23 23 --- 0
24 --- 24 24 --- 0 HP 'G' CABLE USED FOR PRINTERS/PLOTTERS
TO MAKE A 'AT PC' WORK MUX TO VDU CONNECTIONS
3 OR 4 WIRE TO PRINTER VDU
MUX DB25 DB9
2 --- 3 SHORT OUT
3 --- 2 4,5,6 AT RED TD 2 --------- 2 3
7 --- 7 PC END GREEN RD 3 --------- 3 2
or BLACK GRD 7 --------- 7 5
20 (PTR)---5,6 (PC)
adds On/Off Line Control
MUX TO MODEMS, LAN INTERFACE
Mux Modem Mux Modem
~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~ ~~~~~
2 ---- 3 6 ---- 20
3 ---- 2 20 ---- 6
7 ---- 7 5 ---- 4
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Sunject: 9 to 25 Pin Cables:
PRINTER MODEM
HP 24542 G HP 24542 M HP 17255
CROSS-OVER CABLE VECTRA STRAIGHT-THRU PLOTTER CABLE
9 PIN-F/25 PIN-M 9 PIN 'F'/25 PIN 'M' 9 PIN 'F'/25 PIN 'M'
1 --- 4 1 --- 8 1 ---
2 --- 2 2 --- 3 2 --- 2
3 --- 3 3 --- 2 3 --- 3
4 --- 5&6 4 --- 20 4 --- 5&6
5 --- 7 5 --- 7 5 --- 7
6 SEE PIN 8 6 --- 6 6 SEE PIN 8
7 --- 8 7 --- 4 7 ---
6&8 --- 20 8 --- 5 6&8 --- 20
9 --- NOT USED 9 --- 22 9 ---
HP 24542 H
FREELANCE CABLE -------- SAME CONFIGURATION AS 'G' CABLE BUT HAS
9 PIN 'F' / 25 PIN 'F' A 25 PIN FEMALE CONNECTOR
DB 25 TO DB 9 FEMALE ADAPTOR HP 92219 M
FOR HP VECTRAS CONNECTED TO PENRIL 9 PIN 'M' / 25 PIN 'M'
DB-25 DB-9 1 --- 1
2 --------- 3 3 --- 7 SPECIAL
3 --------- 2 5 --- 3 APPLICATION
7 --------- 5 7 --- 20
9 --- 2
STRAIGHT-THRU MATCH
PIN SIGNAL 25 PIN
--- ------ ------
1 CD 8
2 RD 3
3 TD 2
4 DTR 20
5 GRD 7
6 DSR 6
7 RTS 4
8 CTS 5
9 RI 22
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Subject: 4-Wire Serial Printer Cables
SERIAL PRINTER PC/TERMINAL 25 Pin or PC 9 Pin
____________________ _____________________ ________
GREEN 2 ------------------- 3 GREEN 2
RD / TD
RED 3 ------------------- 2 RED 3BLACK 7 --------GRD-------- 7 BLACK 5
YELLOW 20 --------DTR-------- 5&6 YELLOW 6&8
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Subject: Null Modem Cable
Per PROCOMM PLUS Manual
PC Modem PC Modem
9 Pin / 25 pin 25 Pin / 25 Pin
_____ ______ ______ ______
1 & 6 --- 20 1 ---- 1
2 --- 2 2 ---- 3
NOTE: This
is different 3 --- 3 3 ---- 2
than standard
modem cables, 4 --- 6 & 8 4 ---- 5
or standard
X-over cables. 5 --- 7 5 ---- 4
7 --- 5 7 ---- 7
8 --- 4 6 & 8 ---- 20
9 --- 20 ---- 6 & 8
Commercial Null Modem Adaptor
PC Modem
25 Pin / 25 Pin
______ ______
1 ---- 1
2 ---- 3
3 ---- 2
4,5 ---- 8
6 ---- 20
7 ---- 7
8 ---- 4,5
20 ---- 6
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Subject: UNIX Printer Cables:
For Interactive UNIX
Printer PC Printer PC
9 Pin / 25 pin 25 Pin / 25 Pin
_____ ______ ______ ______
1 --- 4 & 5 1 ---- 1
2 --- 2 2 ---- 3
3 --- 3 3 ---- 2
4 --- 6 4 & 5 ---- 8
5 --- 7 6 ---- 20
6 --- 20 7 ---- 7
7 & 8 --- 8 8 ---- 4 & 5
9 --- 20 ---- 6
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Subject: SYNC CABLES (Normal operation to a modem)
YOU WILL NEED A 12 CONDUCTOR CABLE.....
STRAIGHT-THRU PINS, 2 THRU 8, 11,15 17, AND 20.
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PENRIL NOTES:
IF YOU ARE CONNECTING A VCX-150 TO A 5 OR 19 SLOT, THE CABLE
MUST HAVEPINS 9 AND 11 JUMPERED AT THE 5 OR 19 SLOT END.
THE DTE/DCE SWAPPER MUST BE SET FOR DCE ON THE SLC CARD (OPPOSITE OF NORMAL).
Subject: Sync X-over Cables
Penril Synchronous Cross-Over Cable
25 Pin Male 25 Pin Male
----------- -----------
1 ---------------- 1 Chassis Ground
7 ---------------- 7 Signal Ground
TD 2 ---------------- 3 RD Note: If used between
RD 3 ---------------- 2 TD an ITDM card port and
a RAD, you must change
RTS,CTS 4,5 ---------------- 8 DCD the configuration on the
DCD 8 ---------------- 4,5 RTS,CTS ITDM port to force RTS
and CTS High for that
DSR 6 ---------------- 20 DTR port.
DTR 20 ---------------- 6 DSR
Rx 17 ---------------- 24 DTE Transmit Clock
Tx 24 ---------------- 17 Receive Clock
If used between 2 VCX's, jumper 15 to 17 on both ends (15 = Tx clock)
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NAVNET LT-232 Synchronous Cross-Over Cable
25 Pin Male 25 Pin Male
----------- -----------
1 ---------------- 1 Chassis Ground
7 ---------------- 7 Signal Ground
TD 2 ---------------- 3 RD
RD 3 ---------------- 2 TD Micom Sync X-Over is this
except 15 gets crossed to
RTS 4 ---------------- 8 DCD 18 instead of 12.
DCD 8 ---------------- 4 RTS
* CTS 5 ---------------- 11 QM
* QM 11 ---------------- 5 CTS * = Different from Ours
DSR 6 ---------------- 20 DTR
DTR 20 ---------------- 6 DSR
* (S)DCD 12 ---------------- 15 TC
* TC 15 ---------------- 12 (S)DCD
Rx 17 ---------------- 24 DTE Transmit Clock
Tx 24 ---------------- 17 Receive Clock
* RI 22 ---------------- 25 BUSY
* BUSY 25 ---------------- 22 RI
Subject: Penril V.35 cable (for normal 56 Kb operation)
RS 37P Male AMP 34P Male
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1 A
4 P
5 U
6 R
7 Y
9 V
10 E
14 F
15 J
16 D
17 Jumpered to 19
18 Jumpered to 35
19 Jumpered to 17
20 B
22 S
23 W
24 T
25 AA
27 X
28 H
34 C
35 Jumpered to 18
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Subject: Apple Cables
MODEM CABLE:
Apple Connector Plug Apple End DB9 Female 25DB
Printer End --------- ---------- -------
---Top--- 1 -------- 8 ------ 5
/ \ 2 -------- 7 ------ 4
/ 8 7 6 \ 3 -------- 2 ------ 3
/ \ 4 -------- 5 ------ 7
| 5 4 3 | 5 -------- 3 ------ 2
\ / 6 -------- 6 ------ 6
\ 2 1 / 7 -------- 1 ------ 8
\______________/ 8 - Not Used
PRINTER CABLE:
Apple Connector Plug Apple End DB9 Female 25DB
Printer End --------- ---------- -------
---Top--- 1 -------- 7 ------ 4
/ \ 2 ------- 6 & 8 ---- 5 & 6
/ 8 7 6 \ 3 -------- 3 ------ 2
/ \ 4 -------- 5 ------ 7
| 5 4 3 | 5 -------- 2 ------ 3
\ / 6 -------- 5 ------ 7
\ 2 1 / 7 - Not used
\______________/ 8 - Not Used
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Subject: 25 Pair Cables
25 pair cable punch down sequence
Primary Colors Secondary Colors
-------------- ----------------
WHITE blue
RED orange
BLACK green
YELLOW brown
VIOLET gray
RULES: Each primary color has 5 secondary colors... There will
be 5 white pairs, then 5 red pairs, then 5 black pairs,
and so on.
Each pair reverses, with the primary color first...
white with a blue stripe, blue with a white stripe is
your first pair.
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1 wht/blue stripe 21 blk/blue stripe 41 vio/blue stripe
2 blu/white stripe 22 blu/black stripe 42 blu/violet stripe
3 wht/org 23 blk/org 43 vio/org
4 org/wht 24 org/blk 44 org/vio
5 wht/grn 25 blk/grn 45 vio/grn
6 grn/wht 26 grn/blk 46 grn/vio
7 wht/brn 27 blk/brn 47 vio/brn
8 brn/wht 28 brn/blk 48 brn/vio
9 wht/gry 29 blk/gry 49 vio/gry
10 gry/wht 30 gry/blk 50 gry/vio
11 red/blue stripe 31 yel/blue stripe
12 blu/red stripe 32 blu/yellow stripe
13 red/org 33 yel/org
14 org/red 34 org/yel
15 red/grn 35 yel/grn
16 grn/red 36 grn/yel
17 red/brn 37 yel/brn
18 brn/red 38 brn/yel
19 red/gry 39 yel/gry
20 gry/red 40 gry/yel
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Subject: Laplink (early version): (see below for Laplink Pro)
LAPLINK CABLE PINOUTS:
9 Pin 25 Pin 25 Pin 9 Pin
_____ ______ ______ _____
2 -------- 3 ------------------- 2 --------- 3 Rx Red
3 -------- 2 ------------------- 3 --------- 2 Tx Green
5 -------- 7 ------------------- 7 --------- 5 Ground Black
LAPLINK PROGRAM FILES:
Copy DD.EXE into the root drive (C:) of the slave or Server PC.
Copy DD.BIN, and DDINSTAL.EXE into the root drive of the master or
Lead PC.
RUNNING LAPLINK:
On the Slave PC, either at the DOS Prompt or as the last item in the
AUTOEXEC.BAT file, enter "DD". This will bring up a default screen
showing LAPLINK is active on port 1. Unless you want to change
something, don't touch the keyboard.
On the Master PC, the CONFIG.SYS file must be modified with something
like "DEVICE=DD.BIN /C1 /DA2000 /PL /S115200". This loads a device
driver with certain parameters. Luckily this is easy to do by running
"DDINSTAL" at the DOS Prompt.
If you have used the SUBST command in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file you should "rem" those statements, as LAPLINK does not recognize them as physical drives and will hide the remote drives if there is a conflict.
Once this is been done, reboot your PC and you're ready to roll.
Now the drives on the slave should appear as the next drives behind the last drive on the Master. So if both PC's have a C and D Hard Drive, and two floppies, this will be the drive configuration:
MASTER
________
A floppy
B floppy
C hard
D hard
E -------- Slave's A: floppy
F -------- Slave's B: floppy
G -------- Slave's C: hard
H -------- Slave's D: hard
USING LAPLINK:
If you use XTREE, you can log, tag, copy, edit, as if the Slaves drives were part of the Master. If you want to copy an entire drive, sub-directories and all, use this simple command:
C:>xcopy [from]: [to]: /s /e or... xcopy g: c: /s /e
It will transfer about a MB a minute.
Note: It will not copy hidden files using this command.
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USING LapLink Pro
Parallel to Parallel Cable - 15 Conductor
DB25M-1 DB25M-2 DB25M-1 DB25M-2
--------- --------- --------- ---------
1 ------- 1 12 ------- 4
2 ------- 15 13 ------- 3
3 ------- 13 14 ------- 14
4 ------- 12 15 ------- 2
5 ------- 10 16 ------- 16
6 ------- 11 17 ------- 17
10 ------- 5 25 ------- 25
11 ------- 6
You can also use this cable with Xtree Link.
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Subject: Xtree Gold's XtLink Cables
Serial to Serial Cable - 7 Conductor
DB9F DB25F DB25F DB9F
------- ------- ------- -------
5 ------- 7 --------- Grd ---------- 7 -------- 5
3 ------- 2 -------- Tx/Rx --------- 3 -------- 2
2 ------- 3 -------- Rx/Tx --------- 2 -------- 3
7 ------- 4 ------- RTS/CTS -------- 5 -------- 8
8 ------- 5 ------- CTS/RTS -------- 4 -------- 7
6 ------- 6 ------- DSR/DTR -------- 20 ------- 4
4 ------ 20 ------- DTR/DSR -------- 6 -------- 6
Note: This is not the same as the ZEOS serial cable!
Parallel to Parallel Cable - 15 Conductor
DB25M-1 DB25M-2 DB25M-1 DB25M-2
--------- --------- --------- ---------
1 ------- 1 12 ------- 4
2 ------- 15 13 ------- 3
3 ------- 13 14 ------- 14
4 ------- 12 15 ------- 2
5 ------- 10 16 ------- 16
6 ------- 11 17 ------- 17
10 ------- 5 25 ------- 25
11 ------- 6
You can also use this cable with Lap Link Pro.
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Subject: Dual-ended XtLink Serial Cable
RJ-45 x-over to RJ-45
DB9F DB25F DB25F DB9F
------- ------- ------- -------
x
5 ------- 7 -------- Black --------- 7 -------- 5
3 ------- 2 -------- Red --------- 3 -------- 2
2 ------- 3 -------- Green --------- 2 -------- 3
7 ------- 4 -------- Yellow -------- 5 -------- 8
8 ------- 5 -------- Brown --------- 4 -------- 7
6 ------- 6 -------- Blue --------- 20 ------- 4
4 ------ 20 -------- Orange -------- 6 -------- 6
White