Serial (RS-232) cable access

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Applies To: Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 with SP1, Windows Server 2003 with SP2

Serial (RS-232) cable access

Suppose you have two networks in the same location that are not physically connected. To use resources on both networks from one computer, you can use RS-232 cables and COM ports to create null modems. You connect an RS-232 cable from a COM port to a COM port on each remote access server. To the servers, the COM ports then appear to be modems. You can use server remote access, a part of the integrated Routing and Remote Access service, to create network access.

For information about creating a direct connection by using serial access, see Make a direct network connection.