large dells all have serial ports
joelja
On Fri, 21 Mar 2003, joe mcguckin wrote:
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> On 3/21/03 1:46 PM, "Drew Weaver" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> > Seems like these are all but extinct, but does anyone know of a
> > 'new' notebook that has a serial port built onto it? I've found som
On Fri, 21 Mar 2003, joe mcguckin wrote:
> Buy a MAC Powerbook. I just purchased a 12" PB as a backup to my 15" TiBook
> and for folks around the office to use for field use. With a USB serial
> adaptor and Zterm (shareware terminal emulator) it works great.
conserver is a great command line sol
Speaking on Deep Background, the Press Secretary whispered:
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> I don't know of any off the top of my head, but you can get a Belkin USB hub
> that has a serial port on it.
>
> There's the F5U116 which as 1 Paralell, 4 USB, and 2 Serial ports... Retails
> for $90
The Keyspan's are OK, but IM
On 3/21/03 1:46 PM, "Drew Weaver" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> Seems like these are all but extinct, but does anyone know of a
> 'new' notebook that has a serial port built onto it? I've found some that
> have port replicators, but that can be a pain when you need to serial into a
> router or
Steve Gibbard said:
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> On Fri, 21 Mar 2003, Kevin Oberman wrote:
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>> IBM T and A series systems all have serial ports as far as I know. (I
>> have not seen T40, yet.)
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> The Toshiba Satellite Pros have serial ports as well. The lower end
> non-pro Satellite notebooks don't.
>
> I discovered wh
On Fri, 21 Mar 2003, Larry Rosenman wrote:
> I guess I need to look harder.. (and does FreeBSD 4-STABLE support them? ).
Sadly, no:
ugen0: Keyspan product 0x010b, rev 1.00/80.01, addr 2
I do recall finding a patch a long time ago that I used on my work laptop.
Why it was never committed, I don
On Fri, 21 Mar 2003, Kevin Oberman wrote:
> IBM T and A series systems all have serial ports as far as I know. (I
> have not seen T40, yet.)
The Toshiba Satellite Pros have serial ports as well. The lower end
non-pro Satellite notebooks don't.
I discovered while notebook shopping a couple mont
On Fri, 21 Mar 2003, Andy Dills wrote:
> And for those with Virtual PC, the keyspan adapter can be "shared" with
> the emaulated PC, and you can use SecureCRT, "the best terminal emulator
> ever".
Don't forget the OS-X native "Z-Term". Fairly simple, works well:
http://homepage.mac.com/dalvers
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I have a Dell C400 that has a 9 pin serial.
In the past I have had laptops without serial. Using a USB dongle sucked, in
fact some laptops did not provide enough power on the USB port while on
battery power to make the USB dongle function. Further
On Fri, 21 Mar 2003, Drew Weaver wrote:
> Seems like these are all but extinct, but does anyone know of a
> 'new' notebook that has a serial port built onto it? I've found some that
Most of the notebooks I've looked at lately, had standard 9-pin serial
ports on the back - they were mostly
My (<1 year old) Dell Inspiron 8100 has a serial port. And I believe the later
Inspiron models still have them.
On Fri, 21 Mar 2003 16:36:46 -0500
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> > Seems like these are all but extinct, but does anyone know of a
> > 'new' notebook that has a
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I've even had luck with them on on applications that are simply looking
to toggle the sense lines to control outside devices.
Bob
Dave Israel wrote:
There are relatively cheap USB-to-serial devices. That's worked
pretty well for me.
On 3/21/2003 at 16:46:51 -0500, Drew Weaver said:
On Fri, 21 Mar 2003, Drew Weaver wrote:
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> Seems like these are all but extinct, but does anyone know of a
> 'new' notebook that has a serial port built onto it? I've found some that
> have port replicators, but that can be a pain when you need to serial into a
> router or some other devic
Serial ports that plug into USB seem to be fairly cheap
Larry Rosenman wrote:
> --On Friday, March 21, 2003 16:46:51 -0500 Drew Weaver
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> > Seems like these are all but extinct, but does anyone know of a
> > 'new' notebook that has a serial port built onto
--On Friday, March 21, 2003 13:40:17 -0800 Roy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Serial ports that plug into USB seem to be fairly cheap
I guess I need to look harder.. (and does FreeBSD 4-STABLE support them? ).
LER
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Subject: OT: Notebooks /w a serial port?
>
> Seems like these are all but extinct, but does anyone know of a
> 'new' notebook that has a serial port built onto it? I've found some that
> have port replicators, but that can be a pain when
>
> Seems like these are all but extinct, but does anyone know of a
> 'new' notebook that has a serial port built onto it? I've found some that
> have port replicators, but that can be a pain when you need to serial into a
> router or some other device. What do you guys use?
>
USB serials work.
Ok, USB > serial it is, I've gotten about 30 suggestions ;-) thanks
-Drew
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From: Dave Israel [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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To: Drew Weaver
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Subject: Re: OT: Notebooks /w a serial port?
Th
I forgot to cc nanog, but you can pick up USB to Serial adapters. I
just picked up a high speed usb to serial adapter for about $80CDN:
http://www.keyspan.com/products/usb/USA19W/
hth.
On Friday, March 21, 2003, at 04:31 PM, Larry Rosenman wrote:
--On Friday, March 21, 2003 16:46:51 -0500 D
There are relatively cheap USB-to-serial devices. That's worked
pretty well for me.
On 3/21/2003 at 16:46:51 -0500, Drew Weaver said:
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> Seems like these are all but extinct, but does anyone know of a
> 'new' notebook that has a serial port built onto it? I've found some that
> have por
My new Dell Inspiron 8500 came stock with one.
Todd
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--On Friday, March 21, 2003 16:46:51 -0500 Drew Weaver
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Seems like these are all but extinct, but does anyone know of a
'new' notebook that has a serial port built onto it? I've found some that
have port replicators, but that can be a pain when you need to serial
i
Seems like these are all but extinct, but does anyone know of a
'new' notebook that has a serial port built onto it? I've found some that
have port replicators, but that can be a pain when you need to serial into a
router or some other device. What do you guys use?
-Drew
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