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    usb-to-serial (slow:(

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by bluetooth, Apr 20, 2006.

  1. bluetooth

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    My new comuputer does not have a serial port (i know vary few do now) and I got a Belkin usb-to-serial port cable. I installed the drivers and every thing works but its way slow.. to down load a small program with my old computer with a serial port it would take 3-5 min with this thing it takes like 30 min.... I checked my port setting and all, and everything is the same (9600 ) my question is are these things just that slow? I was expecting it to be about the same speed. please help.... :confused:
     
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    what kind of networking are you doing with a serial cable ?
     
    drumfu, Apr 20, 2006
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    just down loading programs to controls systems at work. It works and all I just wonder if this slowdown is normal.
     
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    no one has used one of these and knows if they are normaly slow?
     
    bluetooth, Apr 22, 2006
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    I hear the iogear usb to serial is the best usb adapter. I have read of problems with people using the belkin.
     
    legend4life, Apr 24, 2006
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