[windows2000] Re: OT: Which new laptop, and how to handle serial communication

From: "Joanne Determann" <joanne.determann@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 7 Dec 2004 14:07:38 -0500

Very cool. I need one. I inherited a laptop without a serial port. I've
been lugging around my docking station when dealing with WAPs, Switches,
Routers and UPS. It's ugly.

My fellow tech sans serial port is doing a little dance too.

-----Original Message-----
From: Jim Hathaway [mailto:JimH@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] 
Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2004 1:50 PM
To: windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [windows2000] Re: OT: Which new laptop, and how to handle
serial communication

Doesn't matter too much if serial ports are built in on systems or not
these days...

http://www.keyspan.com/products/usb/USA19W/

HTH

J

-----Original Message-----
From: windows2000-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:windows2000-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Andrew Shriner
Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2004 10:35 AM
To: windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [windows2000] OT: Which new laptop, and how to handle serial
communication

I'm looking for a laptop for someone who is a network administrator. He
takes his laptop everywhere he goes... weight isn't a huge issue, he's
fairly hefty and is used to carrying around a laptop, camera, zip drive,
barcode scanner, and a ton of accessories.

Thus far, folks seem to be leaning toward the Inspiron 5160 or 8600.
The problem is, they don't appear to have a serial port on board. Does
anyone have any experience with either the laptops, to have suggestions
with them, or with serial PCMCIA cards? He needs the serial port(s) so
that he can connect to cisco/3com switches for programming, via null
modem to the Bogen paging system, etc.

So... any advice on, or experience with, either the laptops or a way to
handle serial communication? Thanks in advance! 

Andrew
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