usb to serial

anyone know of a good usb to serial console cable? what is a good one to buy? where to buy it? need it for subcontract work, needs to be able to console into cisco routers/switches etc. and possibly other types/brands. any suggestions appreciated.

TIA

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MTciscoguy

They are all about the same, the ones I have, I purchased on ebay for about $4 dollars each and have never had a problem with them.

Currently, there is over 4000 listings on ebay for USB to serial, some of them under $3 with free shipping.

shednik

Just make sure you find one that is supported to work with windows 7 64 bit if needed I had issues finding drivers on one that I had.

Deathmage

I use about 12 of these in my current lab. You might need to get a 8 port USB 3.0 PCI-e x3 riser card like I did...

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0007T27H8/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Priston

The keyspans we have at work can cause blue screen of death when you disconnect it from your laptop. On both windows and mac. Maybe once every 50 times.