[Orion] Laptop to Orion, USB to serial adapter

[Martin, AA6E]

I have a Keyspan 4 port that works fine with the Orion.  However, I am
running Linux.  It's possible there is something funny about the
Windows drivers, but usually Linux is more tricky than Windows about
such things.  You might check the Keyspan web site to see if there is
a driver update for Windows.

I don't understand why WinXP Home should be different from the Pro
version for serial port operations.  Does anyone offer a reason?  I do
my Orion firmware update on WinXP Pro running as a virtual machine
under VMware with a Linux host and the Keyspan adapter connected to
Linux and then (virtually) to WinXP.  Surprisingly, no trouble with
that.  Knock on wood.

I trust you know your serial cable is good?

73 Martin AA6E

On 8/15/05, Richard Hemingway <rheming1 at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> I would appreciate it if anyone that uses a laptop with a USB port
> undates the Orion which has a serial port, would inform me of a good
> adapter for this.  I am using Keyspan at present and it may be
> causing me some problems.
> 
> I have also been told that Windows XP home is difficult to use for
> the flash undate, but that Windows XP Pro works very well.
> Comments???
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Dick , N5XRD
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