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Null Modem Cable
Name: MRD Date: May 13, 2009 at 18:57:04 Pacific OS: Windows XP Subcategory: General
Comment:
Is a Null modem cable just like using an USB transfer cable? If not, what is the difference?
Name: Curt R Date: May 14, 2009 at 05:50:24 Pacific
Reply:
No it's not. and the difference is a null modem is much slower. But compared to a network "patch" cable, they're both so slow I'd shoot myself before using either to save myself the aggravation.
Do yourself a favor, buy a crossover cable to directly connect two PC's and use that instead.
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