[AusNOG] Favourite USB to serial adapter cable

PRK ausnog at digitaljunkie.net
Tue Mar 29 15:13:33 EST 2016


Resurrecting this thread (new Mac, no USB Serial Adapter).

Do people still recommend the ATEN? I’ve heard it’s harder to get hold of these days and doesn’t have much ongoing support, as it was acquired by Prolific?

Are the Keyspan or genuine Prolifics easy enough to find in Australia?

prk


> On 4 Jan 2015, at 20:35, Shane Chrisp <shane at 2000cn.com.au> wrote:
> 
> On 04/01/15 20:30, Nick Gale wrote:
> 
> Another +1 for the Aten units. The newest version work on the Surface Pro 3 tablets too.
> 
> 
>> Another +1 for the aten unit. Been through a few different usb to serial
>> cables and this is by far the most reliable I have had.
>> 
>> On Sunday, January 4, 2015, Greg Lipschitz <Greg at thesummitgroup.com.au
>> <mailto:Greg at thesummitgroup.com.au>> wrote:
>> 
>>    +1 for the Aten units. Can get them from Anyware.
>> 
>>    Work well cross platform and across different devices.
>> 
>>    Cheers,
>> 
>>    Greg
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>    On 4 Jan 2015, at 15:59, Radek Tkaczyk <radek at tkaczyk.id.au
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>>>    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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