Author Topic: Any way to create "virtual serial ports" for use with a serial device server ?  (Read 5923 times)

microdrome

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Yeap ,i know it can be done different ,but my main goal is to have to have as less computers active as possible and an easy way to upgrade/change my main office computer .
And the remote house automation is only possible over the internet ,so i need a network connection anyway.

Besides i like the network structure ,very reliable and usable everywhere from any location.

But then i am one of a kind . (thank goodness for the rest of the world)

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There are at least a few. NEC I think was one. As OS/2 was *THE* premiere faxing and voicemail system "back in the day" (and honestly, still is - if only manufacturers still made such hardware for it), there were a variety of cards - serial, modem, fax/modem, and voice modem - that supported OS/2.

I was not talking about cards. I was talking about devices like the ones described here:

http://www.moxa.com/Zones/Serial_To_Ethernet/index.htm

which AFAIK appeared on the market well after the days you are referring to.


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There are at least a few. NEC I think was one. As OS/2 was *THE* premiere faxing and voicemail system "back in the day" (and honestly, still is - if only manufacturers still made such hardware for it), there were a variety of cards - serial, modem, fax/modem, and voice modem - that supported OS/2.

I was not talking about cards. I was talking about devices like the ones described here:

http://www.moxa.com/Zones/Serial_To_Ethernet/index.htm

which AFAIK appeared on the market well after the days you are referring to.




Wow - I can see that being quite useful for a variety of applications!!!! Thanks Rudi!

Best,
Rob
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