In <1e99b519-cc8f-4ea5-aecd-2dabd56e8fd4@n36g2000hse.googlegroups.com> Tom <tdenham735@gmail.com> writes:

>Hello,

>I do not understand cable pin outs well, so please bear with me
>I have several Ultras and Enterprise systems here using a RJ45 to DB9
>connector to talk to my annex serial port server. Recently I
>inherited two Sun Netra240's, but the console port is an RJ45
>connector. My problem is that I now have to make an RJ45 to RJ45
>connector so I can talk to the annex serial port server. I've seen
>several diagrams out there, but my limited knowledge is causing me to
>make lot of worthless cables. Does anyone know what the pinout
>should be for a Sun Netra240 to an Annex? This is the old XYLogics
>annex, later renamed RA2000. If you know the pinout could you post
>it so I could understand (in my limited hardware abilities)....maybe
>something like:
>RJ45 - RJ45
> 1 - 3
> 2 - 4
>etc....
>All the DTR, CTS stuff just makes my head hurt....thanks

Tom,

Take a look at http://conserver.cybermirror.org/con...annexcons.html.

There is extensive info about all kinds of Annex serial connections.