[NTLK] How do I install the Keyspan driver?

[Brian Skow]

Thanks, Simon! Exactly what I needed. I figured the .pkg (driver) was supposed to be installed on the Mac, but I was "lacking" the installation tool. Now the driver is installed, and I have more options in NCX. I've selected "KeySerial1", but I need some instructions on how to configure its Network connection (in System Preferences).



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From: Simon Bell <simonbell at me.com>
To: Brian Skow <brianskow at yahoo.com>
Sent: Tuesday, August 30, 2011 8:29 AM
Subject: Re: [NTLK] How do I install the Keyspan driver?


On 30 Aug 2011, at 16:05, Brian Skow wrote:

> I always run across "download the driver and install it." But, there's never any instruction on how to install the driver.

The ‘Mac OS X 10.2.8 to 10.6.x_v2.6.4.pkg’ file is a Mac Installer package, not a Newton package. Yeah, confusing, I know. Well, I guess the Mac OS team thought that Newton would be safely dead by now so they could reuse the .pkg file extension.

You need to open it with the Installer; ctrl-click > Open With > Installer and the dialog that appears will guide you through the installation process. Once installed you can archive/delete the pkg file, NCX does not need it. But you should see a new serial port option in NCX Preferences.

Hope this explains it

Simon