[rescue] needed RJ11 to serial

Patrick Giagnocavo patrick at zill.net
Fri Jan 14 14:22:42 CST 2011


On 1/14/2011 2:40 PM, der Mouse wrote:
>>> I have a device with a serial console, but oddly, it is RJ11 serial.
>> <pedant>
>> is it actually a 6p2c [2-wire rj11], and not a 6p4c [rj13/rj14] or
>> 6p6c [rj12/rj18/rj25]?  all use the same 6p plug...
> 
> If you want to be pedantic, I believe RJ11 is not just a 6P2C, but a
> 6P2C with POTS service on the pair.

I admit I am confused as to exactly what I should be looking for.

this ebay item shows the cable (I think) in the 3rd picture, seems to be
RJ11 to DB9 (lower left hand side)?

http://cgi.ebay.com/Promise-VTrak-E310sS-SAS-wide-SAS-SATA-2U-chassis-/150543940142?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item230d1e3a2e

That is pretty much the exact system I have, BTW.

--Patrick


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