Radiosrfun wrote:

Michael, I'll disagree with you to a small degree. IF it is a DE 9 - then
the FACTORY should label it as such. It is not any harder to learn a part
as
DE 9 as it would be a DB 9. The "FACTORIES" are at fault for
misrepresentation. You can't expect the general public to know other than
what they're taught. Ignorance breeds ignorance.


I have never seen one marked DB9 form a reputable manufacturer. From
tiny no name outfits in Japan, Taiwan and China? Yes.

OTOH, the factory ships in very large quantities, then "Joe Schmo's
computer supply and car wash" rips them out of the original packaging to
sell them as "Them their DB-9 cereal connector thingies" because that's
what his old drinking buddy called them.


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Michael A. Terrell
Central Florida

jasen wrote:

On 2006-12-20, Michael A. Terrell <mike.terrell@earthlink.net> wrote:

Yes, there are idiots selling both of these under the wrong name, but
if you contact any manufacture or OEM distributor it will show that you
don't know what you're doing.

Do you make the same fuss when someone calls an 8 conductor modular plug
"RJ45"


Do you even know what a REAL RJ45 is? The connectors are actually
8P8C modular plugs and jacks. RJ45 is only one application for that
configuration, and there are a number of modified 8P8C connectors with
different keys to prevent them from being used in other jacks. When you
work in manufacturing or design, you HAVE to make sure that you're
buying the right parts for the job.


Here is a hint: RJ means "Registered Jack", which is a telephone
industry standard for telephone wiring, not computer networking.

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Service to my country? Been there, Done that, and I've got my DD214 to
prove it.
Member of DAV #85.

Michael A. Terrell
Central Florida

Look u arrogant beacon of crap. I know many network enginneers who do this
all the time. Network architects refer to them as RJ 45s