Re: [nsp] Max data rate on DB25 interface

From: Robert E. Seastrom (rs@seastrom.com)
Date: Tue Oct 16 2001 - 09:35:58 EDT


"Thomas Kernen" <tkernen@deckpoint.ch> writes:

> I need to connect a router to a satellite modem which has a DB-25 Female
> interface which conforms to the EIA-530 pinout. AFAIK the only Cisco
> cable that would connect to this directly from the router would be the
> CAB-SS-232MT cable. Since we will be running at high speed (over 2Mbps,
> and this is not a problem on the AS5400 since the serial interfaces are
> rated @ 8Mbps each) I wanted to know if this could cause a problem and
> how would the router identify the interface type. Can this be set/forced
> manually to override whaterver interface type/settings are detected by
> the router? This would save me from having to build a DB25 cable to
> Winchester (V.35) or DB15 (X.21).

EIA530 is not the same thing as RS232. It will mate physically but
you will be disappointed when it doesn't work.

The cable you want is callled CAB-SS-530MT

See http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/pcat/se____c2.htm

                                        ---Rob



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