Hostilian 14 Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 Just so I'm not going nuts.. Do desktop PC's console ports output (or can they output) information via the console port - eg, when booting Xpenology? I have a USB to serial cable that I've tested to a cisco router etc - works fine - but not to a Dell Optiplex console port.. Should this only work for Servers or should Desktop PCs output information too?? Link to post Share on other sites
0 IG-88 652 Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 serial output is just normal for xpenology, does not depend on the hardware type (server/desktop) but you need a null modem cable, the usb2serial is the equivalent of a normal serial cable i use a usb2serial adapter and connected to it a null modem cable A null modem cable is a RS-232 serial cable where the transmit and receive lines are crosslinked. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Null_modem 1 Link to post Share on other sites
0 Hostilian 14 Posted November 5, 2019 Author Share Posted November 5, 2019 Thanks.. Aye, had a null modem cable a loooooong time ago (no idea where it went) so I bought a little f/f null modem adapter (to convert it to null modem).. Looks like they sent the wrong one - I have a sneaking feeling it's straight through - will see if they can replace it.. Link to post Share on other sites
0 IG-88 652 Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 2 hours ago, Hostilian said: I have a sneaking feeling it's straight through just check the connections with a multimeter if its crossed, the description in the Wikipedia article contains all information Link to post Share on other sites
0 Polanskiman 383 Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 For reference: Link to post Share on other sites
0 Polanskiman 383 Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 @Hostilian Has this been resolved? Link to post Share on other sites
0 Hostilian 14 Posted December 10, 2019 Author Share Posted December 10, 2019 Yes, thanks! Link to post Share on other sites
0 Polanskiman 383 Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 The question(s) in this topic have been answered and/or the topic author has resolved their issue. This topic is now closed. If you have other questions, please open a new topic. Link to post Share on other sites
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Just so I'm not going nuts..
Do desktop PC's console ports output (or can they output) information via the console port - eg, when booting Xpenology?
I have a USB to serial cable that I've tested to a cisco router etc - works fine - but not to a Dell Optiplex console port..
Should this only work for Servers or should Desktop PCs output information too??
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