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On Mon, Mar 31, 2008 at 11:18:37AM -0400, Don Levey wrote:
> While I specifically see null modem cables, and I see USB-to-Serial
> cables, none of the latter mention any potential crossover for their
> pinout. For example:
>
> http://www.amazon.com/Sabrent-SBT-USC1K-Hi-Speed-Serial-Adapter/dp/B00065H0QQ/ref=acc_glance_ce_ai_-2_1_tit
For most serial terminal applications, I think you need the null modem
cable as well. I use one of these:
http://www.iogear.com/product/GUC232A/
which I connect to a null modem cable and then use screen on my Macbook
to talk to the serial terminal on headless FreeBSD/Linux machines. It
works well. screen is a nice utility for this purpose.
-ben
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