[Ham-Linux] VMWare able to access external hardware?

[Hylton Conacher (ZR1HPC)]

Hi Jeff,

jeff wrote:
> Hylton Conacher (ZR1HPC) wrote:
>> What I would like to know if if I create another WinXP virtual machine
>> and then connect my TNC's et al to the PC, has anyone successfully
>> controlled/communicated with a TNC using Windows XP on a Virtual machine
>> on Linux?
> 
> How do the tnc's connect?

The TNC's would connect with good ole serial/parallel connection.

> Obviously I haven't tried this but I have been somewhat successful in
> making things work in VM's.

Tnx. I am specifically looking for folk that have managed to get TNC's
working from a VMWare VM running on Linux, preferably OpenSuSE. I
restate this as I believe there are some issues with communicating with
some hardware not identified by the guest operating system.

> I also just got some USB-Serial cables that I'm going to be trying out.
>  One thing that WON'T work is the Palm Treo.

Please keep us informed about your use of the Serial->USB cables,
especially if being used from a VM.

73 de ZR1HPC
Hylton
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