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Re: usb => serial port converter

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Hi Lee,

Its very much "horses for courses".

If all you want to do is talk to network switch console ports, there are
cheap cables from Amazon that will do that.

If you *only* want a general purpose RS-232 StarTech and TrendNet should
just work.

If you want to be able to do other things like RS-422 and RS-485, I would
recommend a Moxa uPort 1150. Be aware that you will have to install the
Moxa driver to use this - its not generally included with the kernel.

Cheers,

Paul.

On Sun, 7 Jul 2024 at 22:02, Lee <ler762@gmail.com> wrote:

> What's everybody using for a usb => serial port converter?
>
> I got a new network switch and .. OhNoes!! how to I talk to the darn
> thing???
>
> I went looking thru cabinets and came up with a keyspan usb -> serial
> dongle; a quick search found the site with driver downloads, but they
> all were for Windows or MacOS.  I tried plugging the dongle into my
> debian laptop but it didn't recognize it :(
>
> So... what are people using to talk to serial devices now that PCs
> don't come with serial ports anymore?
>
> And what program are you using to talk to something over the serial
> link?  pterm or something else?
>
> I still have a Windows machine, so install the drivers, configure
> putty to talk to COM4 & I'm good to go.  But I'm trying to get *away*
> from Windows.  How do I talk to my switch over the serial port?
>
> Thanks,
> Lee
>
>

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