On Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:56:02 -0000
"Peter Crosland" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> I bought one of these
>
> eBay item #390167366953
>
> Maybe I was naive but I expected this to contain a chip that did the
> conversion. I plugged it in to a network and/or a Serial port but
> neither was recognised. No driver disk was supplied, and I note that
> the DB9 has the Cisco Systems Logo on it. The DB9 is moulded on so
> access without destroying it is not possible.Any constructive
> suggestions as to getting it working would be welcome.
>
Were you expecting to use this as a serial-to-Ethernet bridge? Because
that's not what it's used for. Some Cisco kit (and probably others as
well) uses an RJ45 socket to provide a local terminal connection.
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