>>Problem 1  I have dismembered a serial cable but do not actually know which
>>of the coloured wires is DTR.
>
>Pin 20 on the DB25 connector (you may find in some connectors that they
>jumper pins 4 and 30).

DUH, make that pins 4 and 20 (sorry about the mistyping...) sheesh.

Mel Patrick                               /'\   /'\
mailto:mel@...               (/\ \-/ /\)
                                            )6 6(
StitchBunny & PESkey Home :               >{= Y =}<
http://www.intergate.bc.ca/business/mel    /'-^-'\
------------------------------------------(_)---(_)---------