Chapter 6 Connecting the Cables 6-11
3. Next connect the 25-way D-type male connector to an adapter that has one 25-way
female connector and one 9-way D-type female connector.
Sun does not supply a 25x9-way D-type female-to-female adapter.However,
adapters like this areavailable from home computer suppliers and electronics stores.
The pin inter-connections that the adapter must perform are listed in TABLE6-3.
4. Finally, connect the 9-way female connector to the serial port on the laptop.
6.4.2 Using Microsoft Windows HyperTerminalNote – If you normally connect the serial port on your laptop to a handheld device,
you must close the Hot Sync Manager before following the instructions in this
section. Otherwise you will not be able to use the serial port to communicate with
the Sun Fire V120 or Netra 120 server.
The instructions in this section were verified on a laptop PC running Microsoft
Windows98 and with HyperTerminal Applet version 3.0.
1. Run the Windows HyperTerminal utility.
2. In the HyperTerminal window, double-click the Hyperttrm.exe icon.
TABLE6-5 Pin Inter-connections Required to be Performed by the 25x9-way D-type
Female-to-Female Adapter
9-wayFemale Connector 25-wayFemale Connector
Pin 1 Pin 8
Pin 2 Pin 3
Pin 3 Pin 2
Pin 4 Pin 20
Pin 5 Pin 7
Pin 6 Pin 6
Pin 7 Pin 4
Pin 8 Pin 5
Pin 9 Pin 22