smdn printer

[tkoon]

Anyone know of a inexpensive serial printer for use with smdr port on a Magix 2.5

 

[ttech]

I had good luck at goodwill and other thrift stores. I picked up a few "old" okidata 182 printers with serial cards in them that were like new for a few dollars each and none of them have let me down yet. It's like they say one mans trash is an other man's treasure.
New ones tend to be expensive And the serial card is usually expensive too (about $80). You may even try Ebay, even If you go with a new printer you can use the serial card out of a cheap ebay printer. If you search okidata serial on ebay you will come up with some good finds. There was a 182 turbo Like new on last week for $35 Buy it Now. You can't beat it

Don

 

[exsmogger]

Another option is to make use of an old unused Pentium and use Hyperterminal to display the SMDR info. Records could then be saved as text files and printed out as needed.

Brian Cox
J & J Communications

http://www.jandjcommunications.com

brian@jandjcommunications.com

 

[BobbR]

Or even an old 386 running DOS. Procomm or Mite do a nice job of capturing the data to a text file which then can be imported into a database application. You can also install DOS SPM onto the PC, move the RJ-45 plug from the SMDR port to the Admin port for programming (at least on the Legend, not sure if Magix is supported by the old SPM).

 

[tkoon]

Thanks for the info. Great ideas.

 

[TouchToneTommy]

"not sure if Magix is supported by the old SPM"

It sure is! I run both DOS and Win SPM on the same laptop. DOS SPM is better at the initial programming, where the system reboots several times when defaulting, setting the mode, setting the operators, etc. It just reconnects faster than the Windows version. Also, you can connect locally in DOS and remotely in Windows at the same time; great for programming networked switches.

One other tool I use the DOS spm with, is a Hewlett-Packard 200LX Palmtop computer. This is a checkbook sized clamshell computer, which runs DOS, has a serial port, and runs DOS SPM like a champ! It's small, but great for using when you just need to make a couple of changes or find ports in maintainence, etc.