[FADCA] 4 port serial cards

[JDaughtry]

may alos want to price  at  www.tigerdirect.com
 they are located in  south florida  they got tons of cables and adators
John
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "bud thompson" <budt at cfl.rr.com>
To: "Florida Amateur Digital Communication Association"
<fadca at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sunday, August 08, 2004 6:25 AM
Subject: Re: [FADCA] 4 port serial cards


> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Bill Sinbine" <n4xeo at bellsouth.net>
> To: <fadca at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Sunday, August 08, 2004 00:22
> Subject: [FADCA] 4 port serial cards
>
>
> > Hi All
> > I need you to put on your thinking caps!!!
> >
> >   Several years ago when I made the group order for the 4 port ISA
serial
> > cards, does anyone remember who I ordered them from? They were cheap and
> > now since I took the lightning hit I'm in need of finding a cheap PCI 4
> > port card. The only ones that I've come across so far are very
expensive.
> > They are also just plug and play.
> >
> > Does anyone know of a 4 port PCI card that the irq and interrupt can be
> set
> > hard with jumpers so it can't change settings?
> >
> > I'm also looking for a USB to serial adaptors. So far I've come across
the
> > BAFO USB to DB9 Serial RS232 Adapter - BF-810  It looks like it will do
> the
> > job. Does anyone know anything about these???
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > 73, Bill N4XEO
> >
>
>
> Bill:
> Here is what I am using in my XP computer- with this card I now have six
> comports available.
>
> http://www.siig.com/product.asp?pid=190
>
> SIIG also makes a four-port ISA card.  I'm using one of those in a DOS
> computer getting ready for a five-port FPAC switch.  So far I can get all
> four ports working if I disable the single on-mother board serial port.
> With the on-board serial port enabled, I can get any three of the SIIG
ports
> to work with it.  I'm still trying to unlock the key to that problem, but
it
> may be than none of my DOS-based comport testing programs will work with
> more than four ports!  My next thing to try is to go ahead and install the
> FPAC software as I assume it will find any comport that will work. That
may
> be the only way I can test!
>
> We have had good luck with Keyspan USB Serial adapters on our Windows
> 98,ME,2000,XP laptops.  These come with software drivers.  There were more
> problems with earlier versions of the adapters, but the latest seem to be
> okay.  (I'm still fiddling with the Win2000 laptop on this issue.) I don't
> know if a machine with USB ports will work with DOS.
>
> This is the lastest one I have
http://www.keyspan.com/products/usb/USA19HS/
>
> bud
>
>
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