<div dir="auto">Why not USB to serial or parallel?<div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sat, Nov 14, 2020, 9:32 PM Phil Turmel via Ale <<a href="mailto:ale@ale.org">ale@ale.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">I've had good results with various StarTech products. +1<br>
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On 11/14/20 9:31 PM, Jim Kinney via Ale wrote:<br>
> Startech! That's the name.<br>
> <br>
> On November 14, 2020 9:12:38 PM EST, Alex Carver via Ale <<a href="mailto:ale@ale.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">ale@ale.org</a>> <br>
> wrote:<br>
> <br>
> I have purchased multiport PCIe serial cards from StarTech in the past<br>
> that work quite well under Debian. They have a medusa cable to convert<br>
> the large connector to four 9-pin D-subs. The kernel picks them up<br>
> right away as 16950 UART fully hardware serial ports. There are also a<br>
> couple combination cards available.<br>
> <br>
> All of the cards show Linux support. I would recommend separate cards<br>
> rather than a combo card if you have space.<br>
> <br>
> 4-port serial card (this is the one I've been buying for several<br>
> systems, one computer has three of them):<br>
> <a href="https://www.startech.com/en-us/cards-adapters/pex4s952" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.startech.com/en-us/cards-adapters/pex4s952</a><br>
> <br>
> One and Two port parallel SPP/EPP/ECP:<br>
> <a href="https://www.startech.com/en-us/cards-adapters/pex2pecp2" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.startech.com/en-us/cards-adapters/pex2pecp2</a><br>
> <a href="https://www.startech.com/en-us/cards-adapters/pex1p" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.startech.com/en-us/cards-adapters/pex1p</a><br>
> <br>
> Combo cards:<br>
> <a href="https://www.startech.com/en-us/cards-adapters/pex2s1p553b" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.startech.com/en-us/cards-adapters/pex2s1p553b</a><br>
> <a href="https://www.startech.com/en-us/cards-adapters/pex2s5531p" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.startech.com/en-us/cards-adapters/pex2s5531p</a><br>
> <br>
> <br>
> <br>
> <br>
> On 2020-11-14 17:20, Jim Kinney via Ale wrote:<br>
> <br>
> It works with xp so it's really old school. That suggests a good<br>
> chance of some Linux happy. I can't recall if vantec is a new<br>
> name. Xilogic?? MC used to have line of internal cards from one<br>
> maker that always worked. It's been too long since I built a<br>
> desktop and I can't remember the vendor name.<br>
> <br>
> On November 14, 2020 5:51:54 PM EST, Bob Toxen via Ale<br>
> <<a href="mailto:ale@ale.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">ale@ale.org</a>> wrote:<br>
> <br>
> Can anyone recommend a PCIe card providing a parallel port<br>
> and a serial<br>
> port that works with CentOS Linux, preferable that I can<br>
> mail order<br>
> from Microcenter?<br>
> <br>
> Microcenter offers the following but no indication as to<br>
> whether it<br>
> works with Linux:<br>
> <br>
> Vantec 2S1P PCIe Serial & Parallel Combo Host Card<br>
> <br>
> I've tried several in the past but none worked with Linux.<br>
> <br>
> Also, can someone recommend a 2-port ethernet PCIe board<br>
> that works<br>
> with<br>
> Linux, preferable that I can mail order from Microcenter.<br>
> <br>
> Thanks to all!<br>
> <br>
> Best regards,<br>
> Bob Toxen<br>
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