Eltima's Serial to Ethernet Communications software library http://www.eltima.com/products/serial-over-ethernet/ allows mapping an Ethernet to serial adapter to a virtual port on a local computer. There may be similar products ... I have not looked for them.
73, ... Joe, W4TV > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bob Cunnings > Sent: Saturday, June 21, 2008 11:31 AM > To: Manuel Maseda > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Ethernet to serial adapters > > > At work I have used and recommend to customers the Extron > adaptors, such as this single-port model: > > http://www.extron.com/product/printable.aspx?id=iplts1 > > It offers a TCP port through which the serial stream can be > tunneled. The built in webserver allows the thing to be > configured using a web browser. There's a whole family of > them with differing numbers of ports. > > All well and good, but your control application (whatever it > is) need to be network aware, capable of acting as a TCP client etc. > > I incorporated support for the Extron IP Link family directly > into the control panel software for our products, but have no > idea whether or not common PC based ham radio control > programs support this kind of connectivity - I don't use > them, I get enough of all that at work. > > Bob NW8L > > On Sat, Jun 21, 2008 at 8:03 AM, Manuel Maseda > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Hello, > > > > Anyone have any experience with Ethernet to serial > adapters? Would it > > be possible to connect one to the K3 serial port? > > > > Manuel W4SSB > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Elecraft mailing list > > Post to: [email protected] > > You must be a subscriber to post to the list. > > Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): > > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > > > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm > > Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com > > > _______________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Post to: [email protected] > You must be a subscriber to post to the list. > Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm > Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [email protected] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com

