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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.mira.net.au!news.netspace.net.au!news.mel.connect.com.au!munnari.OZ.AU!news.ecn.uoknor.edu!solace!news.stealth.net!www.nntp.primenet.com!nntp.primenet.com!howland.erols.net!agate!nemesis.its.berkeley.edu!bob From: bob@nemesis.its.berkeley.edu (bob prohaska) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Can data be piped from serial to parallel ports? Date: 3 Nov 1996 05:14:45 GMT Organization: University of California, Berkeley Lines: 25 Message-ID: <55h9o5$kvn@agate.berkeley.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: nemesis.its.berkeley.edu Summary: Can data be piped from serial to parallel ports Keywords: serial parallel pipe X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Hi all, Does anyone happen to know if it's possible to to set up a *nix pipe between ports, such that data shoved in one pops out the other? A dedicated 386 running FreeBSD might be cheaper than buying a dedicated interface, and lots more instructive 8-) I've got a piece of equipment that talks on a serial port, and another piece of equipment that listens on a parallel port. It occurred to me that a line something like cat < /dev/sio1 > /dev/lpt0 might have the desired effect, but it's unclear if the link is either bidirectional or 8 bit clean. Can anybody offer enlightenment? The link might not have to be bidirectional, but I think it'll have to be 8 bit clean. thanks for reading! bob