[c-nsp] Laptop USB-to-serial adapters - Break sequence?

[Wojtek Zlobicki]

Can anyone recommend a specific model that works well with the Mac OS ?

On 11/4/05, Jay Hennigan <jay at west.net> wrote:
>
> It seems that my trusty 1999-vintage laptop is on its last legs, and
> the phrase "RS-232 port" draws even blanker stares than normal from
> the salespeople at most computer stores. Serial ports on laptops are
> becoming rather scarce.
>
> One of the main things for which I use a laptop is field service of
> Cisco gear, which usually involves console access and occasionally
> the need for sending a break sequence.
>
> Apparently the preferred method of dealing with this problem is the
> use ofa dongle that plugs into the laptop's USB port and provides a
> 9-pin serial plug. There seem to be a plethora of these available
> at various prices.
>
> Who has gone down this road before? Any recommendations or warnings?
> Ideally something that is compatible with BSD or Linux and minicom,
> although I'm actually beginning to like the new Mac laptops which
> are BSD under the hood.
>
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