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In article <B1542E2196685BFC93@0.0.0.0>,
harold@ludman.demon.co.uk (Harold Ludman) wrote:

>I would greatly appreciate advice. I have an Olympus C1400 digital camera
>that downloads images by serial cable to either printer or monitor port. I
>very much want to be able to use my two ports for two printers and a modem
>as well, without having to unplug and replug at the back.
>
>I have a two way switch box, which works well with the two printers and/or
>the modem, but the camera download will not work when the cable is plugged
>in to the box. It is fine when plugged in to either port directly, but the
>software cannot find the camera when plugged in through the switch box,
>which is connected to the computer by a null modem cable.
>
>Why won't it work? and is there any solution to avoid plugging in direct?
>
>Setup is a G3 266 desktop, OS 8.1.
>
>Any bright ideas will be very much appreciated. Thanks in advance.


I have a C1000-L here and I connect it through the same sort of system you
describe and it works fine. Having said that it is a bit fussy about being
pushed fully home into the switch box and will ocaisionally refuse to
connect. I have found in the past that I have had to cut down the plastic
on the end of various non Apple serial cables because they won't fit
correctly into my switch box but will fit into the two ports on the back of
my pooter. YMMV.

Hope this helps