[AusNOG] Favourite USB to serial adapter cable

[Paul Wilkins]

The most reliable? Prolific, on Linux, with Kermit. Has never failed me.

There are apparently pseudo branded Prolifics out there, where the chipset
is not genuine.

Paul Wilkins

On 11 January 2015 at 01:46, Cameron Ferdinands <cameron at jferdinands.com>
wrote:

> +1 to these too, they come up as a bluetooth serial device, so you
> need literally no drivers to run it! Added bonus, for anyone that's
> tried to get their PL2303 working on a Mac.
>
> Heck, you could even possibly talk to it from your android phone, or
> anything with a terminal. It's that easy.
>
> On 6 January 2015 at 10:27, Ryan Crouch <ryan at apexn.com.au> wrote:
> > I know it's not USB (and not cheap), but will post anyway.
> >
> > I use the Anthony Panda Bluetooth Wireless Serial adapters - works fine
> with
> > MacOS/Linux and Windows.
> >
> > http://anthonypanda.com/index.php?p=6&id=166 - I recall buying them from
> > Ebay cause it works out cheaper.
> >
> > Obviously if you're leaving something plugged in full-time in a shared
> space
> > this isn't a great idea (but for an on-premise DC or office it would be
> > fine). It's in my laptop bag that goes with me everywhere and has a
> battery
> > for the remote work but can also be plugged into a USB port to charge it
> or
> > power it permanently.
> >
> > I can't tell you how great it is to have a few of these plugged into
> devices
> > in racks and having all the sessions on one machine without a single
> cable.
> > Ultimately you can find somewhere more comfortable to sit rather than
> > pressed up against a wall, in between rack doors or in the hot isle .....
> >
> > -Ryan
> >
> >
> > On Sun, Jan 4, 2015 at 2:51 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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