[c-nsp] Cisco console port to USB

[Jay Ford]

On Mon, 2 Mar 2015, Matthew Huff wrote:
> Since Newer PC laptops and all Mac Laptops no longer have a serial port, 
> what are people using to connect to Cisco console ports from laptops? Does 
> someone make a direct USB to Cisco console port (RJ45) or do people buy a 
> serial to usb cable and use the stock cisco cable?

I do a USB<>RS232 adapter with a DB9<>RJ45 cable (actually more often an
RJ45<>RJ45 cable & DB9<>RJ45 adapter which comes with a lot of network gear).

This is my favorite USB<>RS232 adapter thing:
    http://www.coolgear.com/product/dual-port-rs-232-usb-to-serial-plugin-adapter

It's very light & pretty small, yet has 2 ports so you can do stuff like
watch both console ports on a dual-supervisor router during an ISSU.

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Jay Ford, Network Engineering Group, Information Technology Services
University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242
email: jay-ford at uiowa.edu, phone: 319-335-5555