ethernet/

[Softus]

Not as bad as someone at my old place ordering several thousand USB connected PIN pads for our windows NT 4 estate, doh !!

But there's an easy and very cheap way out of that...

 

[2scoops0406]

I'm intrigued, which is the easy way out?

 

[Softus]

EdgeUSB.

Bought on a number of years ago, before the product was acquired by Digi. Worked just fine and dandy.

Edit: Just had a closed loook and that product might not be available any more. Here's another one that is though:

http://store.bsquare.com/catalog/index.cfm?fuseaction=catalog&parent_id=127

 

[2scoops0406]

Forgot to mention they are geographically spread around the country in 2000 plus locations. Also, not all workstations would have USB attached devices. No I maintain it was still a complete 'mare.

 

[Softus]

If I'd known that (i.e. not assumed that they weren't then I'd never have claimed there was an easy/cheap way out - I hereby retract

I'm glad I didn't make the c*ck up!

 

[2scoops0406]

Nah, it's ok, they keep the 2000 32 inch plasma screen's company, following another canned project ! And you wonder why your bank charges are so high

 

[redrunner]

just an update is all/ dunno what your chatting about anway on last few parts. lol. anyway i done as suggested bought a new usb card to go inside , put it where the .line in/ phone / one was [ not needed ] it is a -pci usb 2.0 card-5 port [ 1 internal ]. was £5.82 in all/ and all systems do seem much faster .ie. printer/scanner/ etc. oh/ and the new talktalk modem via the new ethernet seems to have settled down to a reasonable speed. so all in all im a happy bunny, thanks again for the help given. regards.r.r ..........ps, i wont even ask what the point of a usb port inside is all about .r.r.