[rescue] What use is this CAB-530MT Cisco cable?

[James Fogg]

> I have a new in shrinkwrap CAB-530MT which is Cisco HD60 to
> RS-530 (looks very much like a standard DB-25 pin serial
> except a pin or two is missing).  Description says it is a
> "Male DTE RS-530 cable".
>
> What exactly would this be used for?
>
> Google says that it can be used to transport up to 10Mbps of
> bandwidth, or less depending on cable length and quality of signal.
> Apparently RS530 is not a protocol, just a physical interface
> standard.


Get a CAB-530-FC cable and hook them together to make a 10mbs link for
two routers for lab/demo/classroom work.

I think CAB-530-FC would be the female DCE part number.