+1 on that suggestion. I think I had a Belkin before but it would only work with a 32 bit OS.
When I went to 64; they said I needed to purchase the 64 bit version. From: James Hill [mailto:falc...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, August 24, 2012 1:57 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Laptop with Serial Port? Very true. I've had good results with Aten's http://www.aten.com/products/productItem.php?model_no=UC232A on 32 and 64bit OS's. James. From: David Lum [mailto:david....@nwea.org]<mailto:[mailto:david....@nwea.org]> Sent: Saturday, 25 August 2012 3:25 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Laptop with Serial Port? I have found not all Serial <--> USB adapters are created equal. My car's ECU (engine computer) is programmable but only via serial port, and my laptop only has USB ports and I had to be particular about which adapter I used else I'd get "no comm". This is the one I picked up: http://www.usconverters.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=325 Dave From: Roger Wright [mailto:rhw...@gmail.com]<mailto:[mailto:rhw...@gmail.com]> Sent: Friday, August 24, 2012 9:42 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Laptop with Serial Port? Anyone have a recommendation for a 12-14" laptop with a serial port? We have some field staff who require serial connections for monitoring equipment, and the USB/serial adapters don't always work. Roger Wright ___ Geocaching: Hide, Hunt, Find & Repeat - It's FUN! ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com<mailto:listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com> with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com<mailto:listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com> with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com<mailto:listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com> with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin