[time-nuts] usb serial converter (was: Advice on NTP server needed)

2011-06-13 Thread Attila Kinali
On Mon, 13 Jun 2011 23:25:54 +0100 "Alan Melia" wrote: > Of the USB converters the best seemed to use the FTDI chip and driver, but > even > these have shown fails suggesting the problem is deeper inside the PC. All > problems have been on the PC reception leg, causing corruption, and often > wha

Re: [time-nuts] usb serial converter (was: Advice on NTP server needed)

2011-06-13 Thread Alan Melia
Alan - Original Message - From: "Attila Kinali" To: "Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement" Sent: Monday, June 13, 2011 11:36 PM Subject: [time-nuts] usb serial converter (was: Advice on NTP server needed) > On Mon, 13 Jun 2011 23:25:54 +0100 > "A

Re: [time-nuts] usb serial converter (was: Advice on NTP server needed)

2011-06-14 Thread David J Taylor
What OS have you been using? If it's windows, then blame the windows usb serial driver. It's the biggest piece of sh*** i've seen in a long time in the driver world. It is even able to freeze the machine without blue screen. Reliably. [] Attila Kinali Been running Windows XP SP3 here with a Si