<p dir="ltr">I've been using the generic PL2303 based cables for the last ~5 years.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Works perfectly with OSX after a small driver install, no locks or crashes. Can't vouch for Windows though.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Best $3.00 I've spent on a cable.</p>
<div class="gmail_quote">On 4 Jan 2015 5:10 pm, "Alexander Neilson" <<a href="mailto:alexander@neilson.net.nz">alexander@neilson.net.nz</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div style="word-wrap:break-word">I have a big +1 on this.<div><br></div><div>I have one per computer in my bags, plus I have one air console unit that follows me in my bags.</div><div><br></div><div>The longer cable can also be used with the air console to help reach a further away power supply / better signal location.</div><div><br></div><div>Driver built into MacOSX and also works with windows think driver built in here too (yes I have the big mac bite), and linux</div><div><br></div><div>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)</div><div><br></div><div>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.</div><div><br><div>
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<br><div><blockquote type="cite"><div>On 4/01/2015, at 6:00 pm, Tim Raphael <<a href="mailto:raphael.timothy@gmail.com" target="_blank">raphael.timothy@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</div><br><div><div style="word-wrap:break-word"><a href="http://www.get-console.com/shop/en/usb-to-serial-cables/57-usb-serial-cable-rj45-180cm.html" target="_blank">http://www.get-console.com/shop/en/usb-to-serial-cables/57-usb-serial-cable-rj45-180cm.html</a><div><br></div><div>Haven’t let me down yet! Drivers work on just about anything.</div><div><br></div><div>-Tim</div><div><br><div><blockquote type="cite"><div>On 4 Jan 2015, at 12:51 pm, Radek Tkaczyk <<a href="mailto:radek@tkaczyk.id.au" target="_blank">radek@tkaczyk.id.au</a>> wrote:</div><br><div><div style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px"><div style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Hi Guys,<u></u><u></u></div><div style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></div><div style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">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.<u></u><u></u></div><div style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></div><div style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">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.<u></u><u></u></div><div style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></div><div style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Thanks<u></u><u></u></div><div style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></div><div style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Radek<u></u><u></u></div></div><span style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;float:none;display:inline!important">_______________________________________________</span><br style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px"><span style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;float:none;display:inline!important">AusNOG mailing list</span><br style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px"><a href="mailto:AusNOG@lists.ausnog.net" style="color:rgb(149,79,114);text-decoration:underline;font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px" target="_blank">AusNOG@lists.ausnog.net</a><br style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px"><a href="http://lists.ausnog.net/mailman/listinfo/ausnog" style="color:rgb(149,79,114);text-decoration:underline;font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px" target="_blank">http://lists.ausnog.net/mailman/listinfo/ausnog</a></div></blockquote></div><br></div></div>_______________________________________________<br>AusNOG mailing list<br><a href="mailto:AusNOG@lists.ausnog.net" target="_blank">AusNOG@lists.ausnog.net</a><br><a href="http://lists.ausnog.net/mailman/listinfo/ausnog" target="_blank">http://lists.ausnog.net/mailman/listinfo/ausnog</a><br></div></blockquote></div><br></div></div><br>_______________________________________________<br>
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