[ale] Parallel & serial port cards?

[Jim Kinney]

It works with xp so it's really old school. That suggests a good chance of some Linux happy. I can't recall if vantec is a new name. Xilogic?? MC used to have line of internal cards from one maker that always worked.  It's been too long since I built a desktop and I can't remember the vendor name.

On November 14, 2020 5:51:54 PM EST, Bob Toxen via Ale <ale at ale.org> wrote:
>Can anyone recommend a PCIe card providing a parallel port and a serial
>port that works with CentOS Linux, preferable that I can mail order
>from Microcenter?
>
>Microcenter offers the following but no indication as to whether it
>works with Linux:
>
>  Vantec 2S1P PCIe Serial & Parallel Combo Host Card
>
>I've tried several in the past but none worked with Linux.
>
>Also, can someone recommend a 2-port ethernet PCIe board that works
>with
>Linux, preferable that I can mail order from Microcenter.
>
>Thanks to all!
>
>Best regards,
>Bob Toxen
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