Recommendation for a USB console cable

Howling Monkey

Anyone have a recommendation for a USB console cable or adapter cable.

Thanks for the help.

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ziggi138

I use this one in my home lab, and i carry one around in my laptop bag. usb to serial adapter | eBay

kalebksp

I use these: Newegg.com - CABLES UNLIMITED USB-2920 USB 2.0 to Serial DB9 Adapter

If you use Windows 7 and let Windows pull down the driver from the Internet it works great. The cheap ones (particularly Prolific chipset) consistently bluescreened every laptop I've used them on.

Netadmin320

I use the following that my work bought for me and it works great

USA-19HS - Keyspan High-Speed USB to Serial Adapter

works with 64bit windows 7

Daniel333

I use Prolific ones I snagged new off ebay. I bought 3 of them to make my life easier to manage multiple devices. Think I paid $1 each, $2 shipping. Work great under Ubuntu, plug and go! No drivers games at all. Plug and go.

Worked under Mac too, but it required a reboot and they appear as modems which I thought was strange.

cyberguypr

I use this one at work and in my home lab Amazon.com: Sabrent SBT-USC1M Hi-Speed USB 2.0 to Serial (9-pin) DB-9 RS-232 Adapter Cable (1-foot, Blue): Electronics

Howling Monkey

Thanks for the advice!

lordy

Look for a model with Prolific-Chipset. This chipset is working with Linux, OSX and even Windows.

NewManSoon

Daniel333 wrote: »

I use Prolific ones I snagged new off ebay. I bought 3 of them to make my life easier to manage multiple devices. Think I paid $1 each, $2 shipping. Work great under Ubuntu, plug and go! No drivers games at all. Plug and go.

Worked under Mac too, but it required a reboot and they appear as modems which I thought was strange.

+1 for Prolific drivers.. works great in Linux too.