quicktip: console cables

Sun, 28 Jun 2015 18:47:59 -0400

Whether you’re an operations or network engineer, or a hobbyist tinkering in the homelab, there’s a good chance that you’ll have need of a console cable at some point in your efforts.

Way back when I used to keep a lot of old Sun hardware around, this was pretty easy. I had what was known as a null modem cable with a DB9 serial connector on both ends. I also had a DB9 to DB25 serial converter. This pretty much had my bases covered.

Console-Cable on Notes from the Rabbit Hole

quicktip: console cables