I've always thought "null modem" was a misnomer. It probably should have been called a "non modem cable" or simply a cross over cable as mentioned above.
On Mon, Sep 21, 2020, 11:06 RETRO Innovations <[email protected]> wrote: > On 9/21/2020 10:59 AM, Jonathan Yuen wrote: > > > > That said, I could only think that the other wiring should be same as a > null modem, but I thought that I should air my thoughts to see what other > people think. > > I'm curious about the use case, but you are correct, the wiring would be > the same. Maybe, (though no one will do this, as the other terms have > been in use for too long), it's best to call such a cable a "crossover" > cable, like is available for Ethernet ports. > > Jim > > >
