I totally agree. Personally, I have 4 other serial devices I want to deal
with. this gets to be a complete mess if its a hard wired cable.
Oh, and dont move the programming computer.
Phil
At 10:12 AM 11/15/2002 -0500, David Lesher wrote:
>Unnamed Administration sources reported that [EMAIL PROTECTED] said:
>>
>> there has been several messages about programming the kxt by lan via
serial
>> port servers.
>>
>> Why???
>>
>> serial cables can go several hundred feet in lenth. I use cat 5 cable
with a
>> breakout on the ends to cary the serial and use hyperterminal to talk to
the
>> tvs100 and collect smdr data using a old pc in the corner. although I
use a
>> switchbox 2 serial ports would work as well.
>
>
>1) And where there IS a LAN, but installing any more cable will
>be a ^(**& project?
>
>2) Several hundred feet is not 36 or 136 miles.
>
> What are the costs to you, and hence to your customer of:
>
>a) logging on from the shop and changing {say} the clock.
>
>or
>
>b) Scheduling a visit, driving there through Beltway traffic,
> parking, saying hello, setting up laptop and changing
> the clock.
>
>
>
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