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XIRCOM PE3-10BT 10Mbps Twisted Pair RJ45 Parallel Port To Ethernet Adapter
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That really does not look like a Xircom PE3-10BT. It should be red, and with the -10BT designation it should only have a twisted pair connection, not a thinnet connection.
Can you provide a picture of the label? If it is really a PE3-10BT then it's a new variant that I don't think anybody has ever seen.
Can you provide a picture of the label? If it is really a PE3-10BT then it's a new variant that I don't think anybody has ever seen.
kgober
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All the PE3 adapters I've ever seen were gray with a red band. I did some googling and it seems that the PE3-10BT was RJ45 only, the PE3-10B2 was BNC only, and the PE3-10BC had both (but was quite a bit larger, similar in size to a PE2)
Attached are the photos.
It didn't say XIRCOM anywhere on the labels but I assumed it's a XIRCOM - which other company produced similar parallel port Ethernet adapter?
I bought it bundled with a 386 laptop that has all the software necessary to get this adapter to work and it was working when I last tested it. Now that I have cleared all my devices with a parallel port, there is no way to test the unit to see if it's indeed a XIRCOM.
It didn't say XIRCOM anywhere on the labels but I assumed it's a XIRCOM - which other company produced similar parallel port Ethernet adapter?
I bought it bundled with a 386 laptop that has all the software necessary to get this adapter to work and it was working when I last tested it. Now that I have cleared all my devices with a parallel port, there is no way to test the unit to see if it's indeed a XIRCOM.
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kgober - you are absolutely right, they are grey with the red band for driving the screws that attach them to the parallel port. The red band is very distinctive though. 
mdanh2002 - I'm sorry but I don't think that is any form of Xircom PE3. It actually looks to be an Accton EtherPocket-SP.
mdanh2002 - I'm sorry but I don't think that is any form of Xircom PE3. It actually looks to be an Accton EtherPocket-SP.
kgober - you are absolutely right, they are grey with the red band for driving the screws that attach them to the parallel port. The red band is very distinctive though.
mdanh2002 - I'm sorry but I don't think that is any form of Xircom PE3. It actually looks to be an Accton EtherPocket-SP.
mbbrutman - Thanks for the correction. I never know Accton also made parallel port Ethernet adapter. Now that it's an Accton, does anybody still want it?
mbbrutman - Thanks for the correction. I never know Accton also made parallel port Ethernet adapter. Now that it's an Accton, does anybody still want it?
I bought it from you on ebay. It's just arrived. I'll test it with Mr. Brutman mTCP application this weekend and post the results.
Attached is the Packet Driver for it.
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