E> A cablE, EspEcially an Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&filE=sEarch&Eid=1&quEry=EIA-232">EIA-232 cablE, for connEcting sErial ports on two computErs dirEctly, rathEr than via modEms. SincE, according to thE spEcification, both computErs should transmit on pin thrEE of thEir EIA-232 connEctors and rEcEivE on pin two, a null modEm cablE nEEds to connEct onE computEr' s pin two to thE othEr' s pin thrEE and vicE vErsa. It also nEEds to havE malE connEctors at both Ends (again, according to thE spEcification). (1996-05-17)
