Parallel port on PC 1

[Bung]

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...



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[felixc]

Any DB25 extender cable that really has 25 wires inside will work. I'm saying this because there are DB25 extender cables for serial cables, and these only have seven wires.

 

[VEBill]

Shopping tip - Normal 'Centronics' printer cables, 6-foot, intended for PC to printer, are only Cdn$2.00 (about US$1.65 ) at the local bargain stores. They've got every wire, are shielded, and appear to be of good contruction quality. I mention this only because some places still ask as much as Cdn$30 for a similar cable.

 

[walker1]

A word of warning!

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.

 

[johnwm]

Most standard 'centronics' printer cables have different connectors on each end. The PC end is normally a 25-way D-type (which most dongles will fit). The other end is a 'Centronics' propritory connector

Good Luck
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[analogkid2digitalman]

Just make a flat ribbon cable assemnly with the required sex DB25 connectors at each end for a couple of bucks.

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