[drats_users] D-Rats v0.2.5 Latest Version Testing

[Dennis Rogers]

Dan, I am using Windows XP (SP3) and Windows 2000 (SP4).
Later, I will use Centos 5.2-64-bit or Ubuntu 32/64-bit.

Dennis, N5VRP

On Sat, Sep 6, 2008 at 8:42 PM, Dan Smith <dsmith at danplanet.com> wrote:

> > I need to clarify something. Those of you that have been able to get the
> > file transfers to work... What OS were you using? I am using Vista Home
> > Premium on one machine and XP Home on another.
>
> Ah, I bet that's your problem.  The only USB adapter that I know that
> actually works on Vista is the Keyspan one.  They're expensive for a
> reason.
>
> Most adapters are based on the Prolific chipset or a variant thereof.
> Prolific has explicitly *stopped* distributing their vista driver, and
> have pushed that responsibility to the vendors.  The result is that the
> vendors just ship the old prolific one from XP which *does not work*.
> It will work for little stuff like chat data and programming, but will
> lock the serial driver under heavy load.  I spent quite a bit of time
> wrestling with this on a borrowed vista machine and did quite a bit of
> digging.
>
> If you're on vista, save yourself some time and frustration and spend
> the $40 to get the keyspan:
>
>  http://keyspan.com/products/usa19hs/
>
> You can find it for less than that retail price.  It's the only USB
> adapter that many companies actually support using their devices with.
>
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Dennis, N5VRP
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