[c-nsp] USB to Serial Converter recommendation

[joshua atterbury]

when would you send a break to a 3560/3750? to break in you hold the mode
button on boot.

On Wed, Apr 21, 2010 at 7:12 PM, Peter Rathlev <peter at rathlev.dk> wrote:

> On Wed, 2010-04-21 at 10:15 +0200, Youssef Bengelloun-Zahr wrote:
> > Could anyone recommend a USB to Serial Converter that :
> >
> > - is compatible Mac OS X,
> > - is compatible with minicom (or else),
> > *- knows how to send breaks (the must have feature),*
> >
> > I have been stuck with this model that doesn't know how to end breaks,
> > useless :
> >
> > http://www.trendnet.com/products/proddetail.asp?prod=150_TU-S9&cat=49
> >
> > I have been googling around but manufacturers documentations are very
> > detailed about their products' capabilities.
>
> According to some quick googling it uses the PL2303 chip. We use those a
> lot (others brands though) on Linux. We can send breaks through minicom
> without problems. (Just tested on a 828.)
>
> We seem to have problems making the small Catalyst switches understand
> breaks though (3560/3750). Could that be related to your problem?
>
> --
> Peter
>
>
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