USB-Serial adapter success stories?

[m_blu at mittelstadt.net (Michael Mittelstadt)]

I actually set foot in a radio shack, and bought one of these:
http://www.radioshack.com/product.asp?catalog%5Fname=CTLG&product%5Fid=26-183

They require the pl2303 usb serial converter module to be compiled in
the kernel, and work fairly well with 2.4.24 and 2.6.3 (but not with
earlier 2.6 kernels).  I think that there was a model in the store
that cost less with a shorter cable.



[Quoth Grant M]
] This one?
] http://www.keyspan.com/products/usb/USA19HS/
] 
] Grant M.
] 
] On Thu, 2004-03-04 at 13:28, Christoph Doerbeck a242369 wrote:
] > I've played with a couple.  The tough part is to find a usb serial
] > device that's compatible.  BELKIN IS NOT!!!
] > 
] > I found that brand "X" (I can't remember the brand & it's not on the cable)
] > works great and is reasonably cheap.  I still see them at CompUSA in
] > the PDA area.  They are semi-translucent (MAC like), about 12" long.
] > 
] > I have not tried to use them on a usb hub. But I have successfully bound
] > one to a tty device and used minicom to get to another host with a
] > serial port set up with a getty.
] > 
] > Bob George wrote:
] > > Has anybody used any of the serial-to-USB adapters under Linux (ideally, 
] > > kernel 2.4)? I'm considering them as an alternative to handle 4-6 serial 
] > > devices (RS-232). I'm wondering if a bunch of these adapters to a hub 
] > > would work. It would give me a LOT of flexiblity if so.
] > > 
] > > Any tips appreciated!
] > > 
] > > - Bob
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] > 


Michael Mittelstadt
Sudbury, MA