Re: aldi laptop....serial term connectivity

On Mon, 8 Mar 2004 P@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> Ruairi Hickey wrote:
> > > > Need XP?
> > > > Really?
> > >
> >
> >      Speaking of my laptop...first problem.... It doesn't have a serial
> > port...for connecting to cisco / soekris boxes etc...  I seen 2 different
> > product types.. a simple usb to serial cable (30 euros at marx, 15 at
> > maplin) or a usb-serial adaptor (30 at maplin)..
> >
> >      Which do I need ?????
>
> They're probably the same thing?
>
> I bought one based on the prolific chipset.
> Just plugged it into rh9 and it worked.
>
> http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.asp?sku=117339&cks=SER
>
>

I have a usb gps reciever that uses an internal pl2303 converter, works
fine under 2.6, although I have heard rumours the driver was broken under
earlier 2.4 kernels.



Regards


Ewan





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