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Old 08-08-2005
connecting to service processor on 44P 170

I dont have an ascii terminal to hook upto this thing, trying to use my laptop but it doesnt seem to want to communicate, is there a special cable i should be using for this?
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Old 08-08-2005
never mind, i found a straight thru serial 9 pin to 9 pin cable and that worked.

I was trying to use a ethernet patch cable with serial adapters i got out of some sun equipment.
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