Re: Re: CurrentCost serial cable wanted

[John Benfield <john.benfield@xxxxxxxxx>]

Yes, I'm trying to extend the RJ45 part. Been playing a but more and
so far not had any success. I've got an old Linitx box that I might
rebuild. I can then put this by the patch panel and then try and get
the results out of that into my Cacti system via some programming
(which I'm a bit rusty on). Ha, if it was easy it wouldn't be HA :-)

JB

2009/3/5 craig <craigc.lists@xxxxxxx>:
>> The signal does go the 15m or so from the kitchen to my patch
panel,
>> but the 25m from the patch panel to Node0 doesn't work - the
combined
>> distance is obviously a non-started.
>
> When you say 'signal' are you extending the RJ45 connection direct
from CC,
> or the DB9 serial connection after conversion?
>
> I'm guessing, but if you are extending the RJ45 CC connection, its
only
> 3.3v, so distance will be more of a problem than if you extended the
DB9
> using converters that is true rs-232 voltage.
>
> Or could you not use an additional CC display unit, one for 'display'
one
> for 'data' serial connection?
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