[AusNOG] Retailers who stock USB-to-serial adaptors?

[Tim March]

+2

Yeah, that thing is dope. I'd planned to build something similar a few 
years back using an Arduino but never got around to it. Personally, I 
just carry a PL2303 and 3M USB extension in my notebook case so it's not 
an issue but I've seen a few people kicking around with them.



T.

On 14/02/13 10:04 AM, Jared Hirst wrote:
> +1 to get console!
>
> Regards,
>
> Jared Hirst
>
>
> On 14/02/2013, at 10:26 AM, Matt Perkins <matt at spectrum.com.au> wrote:
>
>> This ipad/phone based solution is  very cool. We have them rolled out for all our ops' and resellers.
>>
>> http://www.get-console.com/
>>
>> Very Very handy and much lighter/more battery  then laptop in most cases.
>>
>>
>> Matt.
>>
>>
>> On 14/02/13 10:21 AM, Jake Anderson wrote:
>>> pshaw, real men use 2 terminals, tail and echo > /dev/ttyfoo
>>> (no internet makes installing serial packages hard, need serial packages to get internet....)
>>>
>>>
>>> On 13/02/13 22:21, Tim March wrote:
>>>> Any dongle with a Prolific PL2303 chipset (such as those sold by Jaycar) will be reasonably compatible with most OS'.
>>>>
>>>> The default Ubuntu/CentOS kernel will talk to them and OSX will talk to them with something like https://github.com/berg/osx-pl2303
>>>>
>>>> Kermit is the go if you've got hair on your chest and Minicom will work if you dig on mothers milk =)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> T.
>>>>
>>>> On 13/02/13 9:39 PM, James Hodgkinson wrote:
>>>>> Well, only accept the ATEN brand ones in my experience - from any
>>>>> seller... though I guess I've been lucky in the past with MSY. I've
>>>>> had ones from Jaycar that I ended up taking back for driver issues
>>>>> etc. :S
>>>>>
>>>>> James
>>>>>
>>>>> On 13 February 2013 21:05, John Lindsay <JLindsay at internode.com.au> wrote:
>>>>>> And you can live with the possibility that it will be some random piece of crap that needs a special driver.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Still annoyed that I didn't test a 32GB SD card before I left the store a few weeks ago.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Went to use it in a picture frame and my Mac won't talk to it.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Given that it was brand-name I assume it's dodgy as per bunny's blog (worth Googling and reading).
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Haven't bothered trying to take it back.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Cheers,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> jsl
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On 13/02/2013, at 9:05 PM, James Hodgkinson <yaleman at ricetek.net>
>>>>>>   wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Msy if the job's not too early :)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On 13 February 2013 20:10, Joshua D'Alton <joshua at railgun.com.au> wrote:
>>>>>>>> Side joke, are you sure it is the cable that is faulty and not the <insert
>>>>>>>> whichever brand would most likely to be broken or for this to have the most
>>>>>>>> comedic value> router? </has had that problem>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On Wed, Feb 13, 2013 at 9:07 PM, Joshua D'Alton <joshua at railgun.com.au>
>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>> DSE, JBHI, Hardly Normal possibly.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> On Wed, Feb 13, 2013 at 8:51 PM, Mattia Rossi
>>>>>>>>> <mattia.rossi.mailinglists at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>> That should do it:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> http://www.jaycar.com.au/productView.asp?ID=XC4834
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> http://www.jaycar.com.au/stores.asp
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Cheers,
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Mat
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Am 13.02.2013 10:47, schrieb Paul Gear:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Hi folks,
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> I've just realised that my USB-to-serial adaptor that stays in my laptop
>>>>>>>>>>> bag is faulty and i have a job to use it on tomorrow. Which brick & mortar
>>>>>>>>>>> retailers are most likely to stock them?
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>>>>>>> Paul
>>>>>>>>>>>
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