Subject: Re: Console cable length?
To: Johnny Billquist <bqt@Update.UU.SE>
From: Ignatios Souvatzis <ignatios@cs.uni-bonn.de>
List: port-vax
Date: 07/17/2000 10:59:47 
On Sun, Jul 16, 2000 at 10:37:36PM +0200, Johnny Billquist wrote:

> Not so. RS-232 is specified for 15 meters. I've run 20-30 meters without
> any problems at all, and would not be that surprised if 50 meters worked
> just fine as well.

A friend of mine reported something like 100 m, using CAT-5 cable like this:

- TX twisted with signal ground
- RX twisted with signal ground
and (I think)(
- one pair for CTS/RTS
- one pair for DTR/CD

Regards,
	-is