Re: Getting a Serial Port from a Parallel Port

Posted: 09-09-2003, 07:11 PM

Alvin A Brown

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Hello

Well you also have to take into consideration that their are no
gaurantee's that by using that adpater will it work, because your
trying to make a pararell port act as a serial port. So your pretty
to some degree if it will work or not but try doing a search on
google and see if anyone lese has come across a similar issue.

Alvin

Jude wrote:

> Hi Everyone:
>
> Just got a new Windows XP laptop, but it has no serial
> (COM) port. It does have a printer port though. I
> wanted to use a parallel-serial converter when I wish to
> connect to my serial devices (routers, etc).
>
> I bought the DB25 Male -DB9 Male connector as shown here
> (http://www.lastar.net/product.asp?cat_id=806&sku=02450)
> but I can't seem to get WindowsXP HyperTerm (or any
> Terminal program) to recognise the LPT1 port.
>
> How do I get WinXP to see the printer port as a COM port
> without screwing up anything drastic ???

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Jim Macklin

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Re: Getting a Serial Port from a Parallel Port

Posted: 09-09-2003, 07:20 PM

Get a USB hub (powered) and USB to serial DB-9 cable.

"Jude" <Jude@nospam-digi-data.com> wrote in message
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| Hi Everyone:
|
| Just got a new Windows XP laptop, but it has no serial
| (COM) port. It does have a printer port though. I
| wanted to use a parallel-serial converter when I wish to
| connect to my serial devices (routers, etc).
|
| I bought the DB25 Male -DB9 Male connector as shown here
| (http://www.lastar.net/product.asp?cat_id=806&sku=02450)
| but I can't seem to get WindowsXP HyperTerm (or any
| Terminal program) to recognise the LPT1 port.
|
| How do I get WinXP to see the printer port as a COM port
| without screwing up anything drastic ???

Jude

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Getting a Serial Port from a Parallel Port

Posted: 09-09-2003, 08:03 PM

I rebooted the laptop, and checked my BIOS. However, I
can' see any setting relating to my parallel port in the
BIOS. When I check my device manager, I can see the port
(ECP Printer Port LPT1) working.

Anything else I can try??? Anyone???

Thanks a lot for the suggestion...

>-----Original Message-----
>Enter setup during post and make sure parallel port is
>enabled and properly configured.
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>Hi Everyone:
>>
>>Just got a new Windows XP laptop, but it has no serial
>>(COM) port. It does have a printer port though. I
>>wanted to use a parallel-serial converter when I wish

>>connect to my serial devices (routers, etc).
>>
>>I bought the DB25 Male -DB9 Male connector as shown

here

>>(http://www.lastar.net/product.asp?

cat_id=806&sku=02450)

>>but I can't seem to get WindowsXP HyperTerm (or any
>>Terminal program) to recognise the LPT1 port.
>>
>>How do I get WinXP to see the printer port as a COM

port

>>without screwing up anything drastic ???
>>.
>>
>.
>

no_one

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Re: Getting a Serial Port from a Parallel Port

Posted: 09-10-2003, 12:34 AM

I would agree with Jim; I don't know of a way to make a parallel port
"look" like a serial port. The adapter you are looking at will turn a 25
pin serial port into a 9 pin serial port.

Ron

"Jim Macklin" <p51mustang-spoof-36@invaildhotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Get a USB hub (powered) and USB to serial DB-9 cable.
>
>
> "Jude" <Jude@nospam-digi-data.com> wrote in message
> news:045a01c37704$90716170$a101280a@phx.gbl...
> | Hi Everyone:
> |
> | Just got a new Windows XP laptop, but it has no serial
> | (COM) port. It does have a printer port though. I
> | wanted to use a parallel-serial converter when I wish to
> | connect to my serial devices (routers, etc).
> |
> | I bought the DB25 Male -DB9 Male connector as shown here
> | (http://www.lastar.net/product.asp?cat_id=806&sku=02450)
> | but I can't seem to get WindowsXP HyperTerm (or any
> | Terminal program) to recognise the LPT1 port.
> |
> | How do I get WinXP to see the printer port as a COM port
> | without screwing up anything drastic ???
>
>

D.Currie

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Re: Getting a Serial Port from a Parallel Port

Posted: 09-10-2003, 05:26 AM

That connector isn't meant to convert from parallel to serial, it just
changes the pin connections. There are converters available, but there's no
guarantee they'd work with your device. The converters are a bit hard to
find; last time I looked they were about $25.

You might be better off getting a usb to serial converter. You'd have a
better chance that it would work.

"Jude" <Jude@nospam-digi-data.com> wrote in message
news:045a01c37704$90716170$a101280a@phx.gbl...

> Hi Everyone:
>
> Just got a new Windows XP laptop, but it has no serial
> (COM) port. It does have a printer port though. I
> wanted to use a parallel-serial converter when I wish to
> connect to my serial devices (routers, etc).
>
> I bought the DB25 Male -DB9 Male connector as shown here
> (http://www.lastar.net/product.asp?cat_id=806&sku=02450)
> but I can't seem to get WindowsXP HyperTerm (or any
> Terminal program) to recognise the LPT1 port.
>
> How do I get WinXP to see the printer port as a COM port
> without screwing up anything drastic ???

Jim Macklin

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Re: Getting a Serial Port from a Parallel Port

Posted: 09-10-2003, 06:04 AM

You can find USB to serial DB-9 from www.cyberguys.com

USB is the way to go because it is Universal SERIAL Bus so
conversion to a different bus is not a problem. The printer
port is a parallel port and considerably more conversion is
required to make your connection reliable.

"D.Currie" <dmbcurrie@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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| That connector isn't meant to convert from parallel to
serial, it just
| changes the pin connections. There are converters
available, but there's no
| guarantee they'd work with your device. The converters are
a bit hard to
| find; last time I looked they were about $25.
|
| You might be better off getting a usb to serial converter.
You'd have a
| better chance that it would work.
|
| "Jude" <Jude@nospam-digi-data.com> wrote in message
| news:045a01c37704$90716170$a101280a@phx.gbl...
| > Hi Everyone:
| >
| > Just got a new Windows XP laptop, but it has no serial
| > (COM) port. It does have a printer port though. I
| > wanted to use a parallel-serial converter when I wish to
| > connect to my serial devices (routers, etc).
| >
| > I bought the DB25 Male -DB9 Male connector as shown here
| > (http://www.lastar.net/product.asp?cat_id=806&sku=02450)
| > but I can't seem to get WindowsXP HyperTerm (or any
| > Terminal program) to recognise the LPT1 port.
| >
| > How do I get WinXP to see the printer port as a COM port
| > without screwing up anything drastic ???
|
|

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