What? you ordered the pansat, which I really doubt or you ordered a null modem cable on line which I doubt. Think about it people , usually LK will catch these frauds.But nobodoby can be everywere.
andrewmenia: The cable you showed is an older type of cable that was introduced by IBM with the original IBM PC approximately 1983. It used the established 25 pin serial standard and the established 36 pin Centronics standard - married these two physical devices and created a parellel printer cable. The old IBM PC standard for serial was a 25 pin RS232 cable - an established industry standard. Later - In the late '90s the "IBM PC clones" standard changed to a 9 pin cable and that is what people have these days, and your receiver uses this standard. Even later, a new standard, called USB (Universal Serial Bus" was introduced and some of the latest PCs come without the 9 pin serial. There are two types of 9-pin cables (based on signals). One is a straight RS232 where pins 2 and 3 end up at the other end as pins 2 and 3. Another type is where Pin 2 ends up as pin3 and Pin 3 ends up as pin 2 - this is called the null modem. Some receivers need a straight RS232 cable and some needa null modem cable. They have to be F/F, i.e. a female end at both ends.
