Parallel port on PC
Parallel port on PC
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Quick easy question - it's quicker for me to ask than to dig out a buzzer and bell it out.
Does a standard parallel printer ("Centronics") cable have any sort of 'cross' in it? I want to plug a dongle into the back of my PC, and I'm getting a bit sick of ratting around the back of the box every time I want to remove it. (I share it with somebody else). So I had a brainwave - keep the cable permanently plugged in, and just plug the dongle into the cable. But if there are any x-overs, this won't work...
Does a standard parallel printer ("Centronics") cable have any sort of 'cross' in it? I want to plug a dongle into the back of my PC, and I'm getting a bit sick of ratting around the back of the box every time I want to remove it. (I share it with somebody else). So I had a brainwave - keep the cable permanently plugged in, and just plug the dongle into the cable. But if there are any x-overs, this won't work...
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RE: Parallel port on PC
RE: Parallel port on PC
RE: Parallel port on PC
I have had problems with dongles not working when placed at the far end of an extender cable.
On the other hand, I do currently work fine with three different dongles after each other and then a printer cable out the back of my PC.
RE: Parallel port on PC
Good Luck
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