[mdlug] External Floppy Drive

[Peter Bart]

On Mon, 2009-02-23 at 22:15 -0500, Aaron Kulkis wrote:
> Peter Bart wrote:
> > On Mon, 2009-02-23 at 21:30 -0500, Michael Rudas wrote:
> >> --- Peter Bart wrote:

<snip>
> 	I was wondering about a usb/serial adapter, you might know the answer?
> > If I plug the floppy into the powered usb hub, then use a usb to serial
> > adapter to get to a computer w/o a usb port, would that work? Just idly
> > curious.
> 
> It should.
> But realize that USB assumes a Computer (master)/peripheral (slave)
> model.  Firewire (IEEE 1394) is peer-to-peer.   However,
> IEEE 1394 ports are also a security hazard, because they
> the interface definition allows DMA (direct memory access)
> to be initiated by an external device, without coordination
> form the host where the memory is located -- thus, data
> can both be copied, and or forced into a host's memory
> to/from a peripheral without any permission from the host.
> 

	Sorry, I should have been more specific. A USB to Serial DB9 adapter
such as this one
<http://www.officedepot.com/a/products/273222/Belkin-USB-To-Serial-Cable-Adapter/>

-- 
Peter Bart <peter at petertheplumber.net>
Peter The Plumber