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02/05/10 18:26
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#172925 - If it's not a DCE (modem), then it must be DTE
Responding to: ???'s previous message
The serial port remains a serial port - it makes no difference what software is using it for what purpose.

Again, a DCE is a modem; anything else is a DTE - including a "computer" and a "terminal"

The classic use of modems - from which the terminology arises - is the remote connection of a terminal to a computer via modems and a comms network:

           RS232            Telephone Network             RS232
Terminal <=======> Modem1 <--------------------> Modem2 <=======> Computer
  DTE               DCE                           DCE               DTE

Although DTE = Data Terminal Equipment, the "Terminal" in this context simply means that it is at the "end" of the link - not that it is a piece of equipment called "A Terminal"


List of 6 messages in thread
TopicAuthorDate
DCE and DTE            01/01/70 00:00      
   DCE = Modem            01/01/70 00:00      
      Other RS232 Signals on connector            01/01/70 00:00      
   Terminal program            01/01/70 00:00      
      If it's not a DCE (modem), then it must be DTE            01/01/70 00:00      
   V.24: Definitions for interchange circuits between DTE & DCE            01/01/70 00:00      

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