[AusNOG] Favourite USB to serial adapter cable

[Nick Pratley]

I've been using the generic PL2303 based cables for the last ~5 years.

Works perfectly with OSX after a small driver install, no locks or crashes.
Can't vouch for Windows though.

Best $3.00 I've spent on a cable.
On 4 Jan 2015 5:10 pm, "Alexander Neilson" <alexander at neilson.net.nz> wrote:

> I have a big +1 on this.
>
> I have one per computer in my bags, plus I have one air console unit that
> follows me in my bags.
>
> The longer cable can also be used with the air console to help reach a
> further away power supply / better signal location.
>
> Driver built into MacOSX and also works with windows think driver built in
> here too (yes I have the big mac bite), and linux
>
> I just like it as its direct usb with only a slight bulge (so not great
> for very tight ports) but it works right through as a single cable at a
> very good price. (and it ships from their Auckland warehouse so can be very
> very quick delivery in NZ - and probably AUS)
>
> The chip used inside seems to be a fairly widely used one with very good
> stability on all OS’s that I know of. (I have never experienced a crash or
> lockup with it despite use in Mac and Windows and including pulling it out
> middle of use so seems rock solid to me and I tend to torture things.
>
> Regards
> Alexander
>
> Alexander Neilson
> Neilson Productions Limited
>
> alexander at neilson.net.nz
> +64 21 329 681
> +64 22 456 2326
>
> On 4/01/2015, at 6:00 pm, Tim Raphael <raphael.timothy at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> http://www.get-console.com/shop/en/usb-to-serial-cables/57-usb-serial-cable-rj45-180cm.html
>
> Haven’t let me down yet! Drivers work on just about anything.
>
> -Tim
>
> On 4 Jan 2015, at 12:51 pm, Radek Tkaczyk <radek at tkaczyk.id.au> wrote:
>
> Hi Guys,
>
> What are people’s preferred USB to serial adapter cable to use with Cisco
> console cables these days? I have tried many over the years, and they are
> either unreliable, have driver issues, or blue screen Windows too
> frequently.
>
> Don’t care about price – just want the most reliable one out there –
> Windows preferred, but if it works with Mac too that’s a bonus.
>
> Thanks
>
> Radek
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