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Printer Port Dongle

  • 26-04-2006 9:21am
    #1
    Johnniep
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 203 ✭✭


    Mornin' All,

    Just a quick question, we use software that uses a dongle as a hardware lock. This is fine except I recently got a new laptop in that doesnt have a printer port :confused: Anyway, is there anyway to get it to work via USB or seriel port (square peg in a round hole comes to mind :rolleyes: ) without going for a docking station for the laptop.

    Thakns for the help.

    John


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  • #2
    Khannie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 37,485 ✭✭✭✭Khannie


    Yeah, you can get usb->parallel port adapters. Have a look on ebay. Not sure if a dongle will work with it, but no harm trying.


  • #3
    Cantab.
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,444 ✭✭✭Cantab.


    Khannie wrote:
    Yeah, you can get usb->parallel port adapters. Have a look on ebay. Not sure if a dongle will work with it, but no harm trying.

    I don't believe this works. (I have experience in this myself).

    Try emailing your software vendor. They've probably encountered this problem before and might supply you with a patch.


  • #4
    themole
    Closed Accounts Posts: 888 ✭✭✭themole


    ya, there could be issues depending on how their s/w works and what it is expecting to communicate with.

    the best option would prob be to contact the s/w vendor and get a patch as suggested, but i would also reccomend ask them for a usb dongle.

    unless they are pricks they will exchange the parallel port one for a usb one. they may charge you a few bob though. but its prob the best solution to avoid any probs


  • #5
    Johnniep
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 203 ✭✭Johnniep


    themole wrote:
    unless they are pricks they will exchange the parallel port one for a usb one. they may charge you a few bob though. but its prob the best solution to avoid any probs

    Unfortunately, it is a piece of software we rarely use so have let the maintainance lapse on it so...........

    Ah well, thanks for the info

    Regards,

    John


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