I hope this isn’t an illegit. question.
So far I’ve been using null cable (I believe) to download files on the receiver using a desktop. I noticed the same type of serial port is not available on laptops.
I was wondering if there’s still a method to download files using a laptop instead of a desktop?
Re: Satellite cable for laptop?
wireless switch I think..... May be though I havent delt with cable stuff
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Sadiyah,
Is it an RS232 cable? If your lappy doesn’t have it you can use a USB-RS232 adapter. Previously I bought a heavier laptop just so I’d have the serial port, but then I found the adapter and dropped that old laptop like a sack of potatoes 
Here’s the one i use :
http://catalog.belkin.com/IWCatProductPage.process?Product_Id=91042
Belkin, Part # F5U409
Re: Satellite cable for laptop?
So far I've been using null cable (I believe) to download files on the receiver using a desktop. I noticed the same type of serial port is not available on laptops.
I was wondering if there's still a method to download files using a laptop instead of a desktop?
If you are using a null cable, then the method Tofi Baba is proposing will not work on its own. You still have to use a null cable to connect.
A normal RS-232/Comm cable is like: 2-3, 3-2, 5-5 (pin on one side connecting to pin on the other side)
A null cable is different: 2-2, 3-3, 5-5. But it is easy to make.
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Tofibaba, don't think so, but I'll look into it.
WitchDr, I believe it's some sort of a null cable. How exactly do you go about making one?
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You can get problem with USB to RS232 adaptors. They cant preform all the functions of a port with BIOS support. Most simple tasks though will work fine off USB. I bought a IBM X24 dock just for the hardware serial port.
Their are some better PCMCIA to RS adaptors but quite pricey and rare.
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What kind of receiver is it? Have u tried googling info on it?
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Tofi, I just double checked the cable I use is a Null Modem Cable. The only problem is there's no provision for it to fit in my laptop.