I use a Digi serial to ethernet terminal server for various serial devices. You put the client software on your PC and the terminal server ports show up as COM ports on the PC. This keeps the physical COM ports free for any critical timing applications.

Drivers are available for Windows 98 to Win7, Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora, Solaris, AIX, HPUX, etc. Seems like a reasonable list of operating systems.

Am I missing something?

Ed

On 1/27/2013 12:37 PM, bownes wrote:
The problem with the Ethernet adapters is the lack of software support on the 
OS side. I'd have gone to that long ago if I could point any bit if software at 
a serial port that was actually on a terminal server out on the ip fabric.

On Jan 27, 2013, at 12:30, Peter Gottlieb <[email protected]> wrote:

At work we simply use multi port serial cards (*no* USB intermediary) or 
Ethernet to serial adapters.  Any use of USB for critical test equipment was 
pretty much banned here years ago.


On 1/27/2013 8:47 AM, Stan, W1LE wrote:
Hello The Net:

Yes, I have had the mouse problem, but the more serious issue is when I run 
multiple (3) instances of Lady Heather
(latest version at KE5FX) and after awhile none of the times agree and the 
problem only gets worse with time.
I have tried the multiple USB to RS232 adapters into motherboard USB ports and 
I have tried a multi USB port PCI card.

Any solutions with this problem ?

Stan, W1LE    Cape Cod    FN41sr


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