On 21 Mar 2008 13:49:57 GMT
Doug McIntyre <merlyn@geeks.org> wrote:

> Dave <foo@coo.com> writes:
> >Casper H.S. Dik wrote:
> >> Dave <foo@coo.com> writes:
> >>
> >>> PS, I should have added I need Vista drivers. OR, since my laptop
> >>> runs Solaris 10 too, are there any USB->Serial adapters with
> >>> Solaris drivers?
> >>
> >>
> >> usbser_edge usbser_edge (7d) - Digi Edgeport USB to serial
> >> converter driver usbsksp usbsksp (7d) - Keyspan USB to
> >> serial converter driver usbsprl usbsprl (7d) - Prolific
> >> PL2303 USB to serial converter driver
> >>
> >> (These work in Solaris nevada which generally is the better
> >> choice for laptops anyway)
> >>
> >> Casper
>
> >Do you know if any of the above have drivers which work well in
> >Vista for controlling Suns? Or Solaris for controlling Suns?
>
> > From what I gather, some of these things work ok for things like
> >syncing PDAs, but are less relieable for more "industrial" usage.
> >I'm not sure where Suns fit in that lot.
>
>
> I don't use them under Solaris, but Keyspan has always been super
> reliable for me for doing anything under a variety of other OSs.
> I can drive anything in windows or OSX that I need to with them.
>
> I found several bugs in the prolific drivers that Prolific provides on
> windows/OSX.. (This is what many of the cheaper serial dongel
> brands are anyway), so thats probably one to stay away from, even if
> they are everywhere and really cheap.
>
>
Hi
Here is an article on the Keyspan and solaris
http://www.sun.com/io_technologies/v...al_device.html

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