Many cable modems have a clandestine console port left over from debugging during the manufacturing process. This port can sometimes be utilized to access the device’s bootloader program or ...

The classic serial null-modem cable was, among other things, used to connect two computers together for communications and file transfer. Largely eliminated in daily use by the advent of home netwo… ...

An earlier RS-232 cable used to connect two computers in close proximity for file transfer. In style before the USB interface came out, a null modem cable attached to the serial ports of both ...

A cable used to connect two computers together for file transfer. Prior to USB, laplink cables were serial cables, technically "null modem cables," but often called Laplink cables due to the ...

i have a null modem cable and a regular serial cable, neither of which seems to be working. i have two different usb-to-serial adapter, both of which are based on the pl2303 driver/chipset. i have ...

Cable modems back in the 80s — maybe someone did have a time machine? Unfortunately, the NABU network failed.

The founder of a hardware hacking group that helps scofflaw internet speed junkies "uncap" their cable modems has written a how-to book. From the press release: Written for people at all skill ...

So ive got an ultra 1. hooking up a null modem cable from a linux laptop to serial port A. Everything works, except for any CTRL-A + key combinations. e.g. CTRL-A Z prints "^Z" on the console. Ive ...