Re: [NTLK] Socket Serial PCMCIA Card

From: Daniel Padilla (dproldan_at_telefonica.net)
Date: Wed Jul 21 2004 - 15:00:52 PDT


>I agree, what they say is true, but it doesn't help *me* much. I bought
the
>socket card a couple years ago on ebay, thinking it would be my
>dongle-killer. When I insert it, the Newt does in fact pop up the message
>saying "A communication card has been inserted". But then what? Dock
>doesn't add it to it's list of connections. Maybe something like PT-100
>would recognize it and use it, but I never bothered to install that.

    What you need is an extension that adds that serial port (slot1 or
slot2) to the list of available options in Dock.

    I'm waiting for a USB-serial adaptor for my new laptop to be able to use
NTK again. If nobody gets you such extension, remind me of it offlist in a
few days.

D.

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