The hacked up I/O port driver you're using is a huge security risk.
Our test machines are not connected to a network, and we don't ship systems
or software.
The test machines are strictly for use in an engineering testing
environment.
USB drivers have proven to be too flaky. Some work well,
Tony Cappellini wrote:
We are using PCI PCIe Parallel Port plugin cards to control some
external hardware because newer motherboards no longer have built-in
parallel ports.
It would be a much better long term strategy to move to USB for this.
There are a large number of very simple USB cards
