Ditching 25 pin bob

This could be the go
mesaus.com/product/7i96/

go for a 7i96 this gives the best option on a Standard DB1205 Replacement

I think the 7i96 will be my choice, the mesa line has a crap load of options making their line somewhat confusing for a novice. I like the pico systems also but for the difference in price and my basic requirements I think it would be overkill.
Thanks for the sugestions.

it is straight Forward yu are in the system within a hour of doing
and then one line is the same as the other
Doing by hand is mutch faster then from a Wizard
if you are within standard parameters saying XYZ

I went with the 7i96 and all I can say is wow.

I had some hiccups upgrading linux cnc. But the card was easy to set up and it double my speed. Right away with the first jog you could tell the signal output whas much cleaner than the parallel bob just from the sound.
I could have saved myself a lot of aggravation if I had got one of these from the start.

If anyone is reading this and wondering if the ethernet card is worth the extra money over the parallel bob, buy it and dont look back.

Good to hear mate, they certainly are the dogs bollocks.