Re: Second Serial Port on Multia

Alastair Martin (alastair@annex.co.uk)
Wed, 30 Oct 1996 17:39:38 +0000

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> Can someone please tell me where the second
> serial port on my multia is???

It may sound silly, but the second serial port is presented on the
same 25-pin connector as the first port. The trick is that it uses
rarely used pins and you need to make up a splitter cable to use
both ports. This is the infamous "Y-Cable" - near unobtainable, but
check out http://www.annex.co.uk/systems/udbycabl.html if you want
to make up your own cable...

One other point that I get asked very frequently is "do I need a
Y-Cable to use a modem" - the answer is a definate "NO" - using a
standard modem cable works just fine, however, you loose access to
the second port, for most folks this is not important.

Cheers,

--- Alastair Martin

Annex Technology Europe Ltd 9 Horseshoe Park Voice +44 118 984 1207 Pangbourne Fax +44 118 984 1217 Reading Email alastair@annex.co.uk Berks RG8 7JW http://www.annex.co.uk

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