Hi list: Any idea if you can plug a modem into a parallel port and expect it to work?
The laptop in question has but one serial port, which is needed for the external mouse. The modem cable has a double-end at the laptop end, with both a serial plug that fits and a parallel that doesn't as it is the wrong gender.
Using a gender-bender and setting modem port to /dev/lp0 I got no response.
Jen
On Thu, 2003-08-28 at 09:37, Jenny Hopkins wrote:
Hi list: Any idea if you can plug a modem into a parallel port and expect it to work?
Not unless it's a parallel modem.
The laptop in question has but one serial port, which is needed for the external mouse. The modem cable has a double-end at the laptop end, with both a serial plug that fits and a parallel that doesn't as it is the wrong gender.
Hmm
Using a gender-bender and setting modem port to /dev/lp0 I got no response.
If you're *extremely lucky* you won't have fried your modem or your parallel port.
*very different power levels and pinouts there*
If you need to use this serial modem, get a USB<->serial doobry
D.
On Thu, 28 Aug 2003, Jenny Hopkins wrote:
Hi list: Any idea if you can plug a modem into a parallel port and expect it to work?
The laptop in question has but one serial port, which is needed for the external mouse. The modem cable has a double-end at the laptop end, with both a serial plug that fits and a parallel that doesn't as it is the wrong gender.
Using a gender-bender and setting modem port to /dev/lp0 I got no response.
Jen
Bad news I'm afraid,
It's very very rare to find a modem that plugs into a parallel port. The modem has a 25 way D-type connector as there are two versions of RS232 serial ports, one with 9 pins and the other with 25.
Doesn't the laptop have a PS/2 port for the rodent?
HTH
Chris
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