<table cellspacing='0' cellpadding='0' border='0' background='none' style='font-family:arial;font-size:10pt;color:rgb(51, 51, 51);background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);width:100%;'><tr><td valign='top' style='font: inherit;'><pre><span class="email">John P Poet wrote:</span><br>> I use a USB-to-Serial->Null Modem<br>> cable->Serial-to-USB cable to<br>> connect my computer to my H20.<br>> <br>> The H20 only understands a subset of the various USB/Serial<br>> adapters<br>> out there. Mine uses the PL2303 chip.<br>> <br>> I bought the USB/Serial adaptor at directron and the Null<br>> Modem cable<br>> at monoprice.<br>> <br>> Of course, you should read the wiki:<br>> http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/index.php<br>/Controlling_DirecTV_Set_Top_Box_%28STB%29_via_USB_or_Serial<br>> <br>> <br>> John<br><br>This list rocks! Thanks, man.<br><br>There is a 'PTC Premium USB to Serial Converter for DB9 and DB25,
Model:<br>USBA-S109' on Directron - is this the same you have? It doesn't say anything about the chip used.<br><br>Is it possible to just run it through my parallel port? I'm not using that for anything, and it seems simpler.<br></pre></td></tr></table><br>