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From: andrewg@netcom.com (Andrew Ghali)
Subject: BOCA problem solved
Message-ID: <andrewgDL5vHI.3sr@netcom.com>
Summary: simple problem solved
Keywords: null modem
Organization: Netcom Online Communications Services (408-241-9760 login: guest)
Date: Sun, 14 Jan 1996 07:58:30 GMT
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Sender: andrewg@netcom14.netcom.com

A while ago I was having a problem with a Boca 8 port board that was not
talking to my modems.  If I had been at least half awake when working with
that board, I would have noticed that the cables & connectors supplied by
Boca were configured as NULL MODEM cables.  Problem solved.  It seems that
most people have been using Boca 16 boards, which seem to be completely
different beasts (and they have more of the 232 control signals) and may
actually come with DCE-to-DTE cables.