[AusNOG] Favourite USB to serial adapter cable

[Fraser McGlinn]

My favourite is a Digtus -
http://www.digitus.info/en/products/accessories/adapter-and-converter/r-usb-serial-adapter-usb-20-da-70156/
Its plug and play on Window/Mac/Linux. Below is from my Linux Work PC:

frizianz at fmcglinn-nuc:~$ lsusb | grep USB-Serial
Bus 001 Device 006: ID 0403:6001 Future Technology Devices
International, Ltd FT232 USB-Serial (UART) IC
frizianz at fmcglinn-nuc:~$ dmesg | grep ttyUSB
[263685.619867] usb 1-2.2: FTDI USB Serial Device converter now attached
to ttyUSB0
frizianz at fmcglinn-nuc:~$

Cheers,

Fraser

On 29/03/16 15:13, PRK wrote:
> 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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