Any recommendations for usb to serial cable connection?

I'll soon be in the market for one. As my current laptop doesn't have a serial port and I will to connect to various physical routers/switches.

I did find this recommendation from another thread, however was looking for more input.

IOGEAR - GUC232A - USB to Serial RS-232 Adapter

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mrvn

I use this one from Valley Enterprises. It works great on windows 7/8 and has red/green LEDS to indicate activity.

Check this out on AMZN: Valley 1 foot USB to RS232 Serial DB9 Cable Adapter FTDI Chipset Supports Windows 7/8 64bit.

http://www.amazon.com/Valley-Adapter-Chipset-Supports-Windows/dp/B00EDU4G0I

shodown

You picked a good one. Thats one of the many I own as I tend to loose them a lot.

Trendnet also had a good one with low price

Amazon.com : TRENDnet USB 2.0 to RS-232 DB9 Serial Converter, TU-S9 : Computer Parallel Cables : Electronics

JockVSJock

shodown wrote: »

You picked a good one. Thats one of the many I own as I tend to loose them a lot.

Me? Or mrvn?

shodown wrote: »

Trendnet also had a good one with low price

Amazon.com : TRENDnet USB 2.0 to RS-232 DB9 Serial Converter, TU-S9 : Computer Parallel Cables : Electronics

Both look pretty good. I forgot to mention, that I'm using Win 7 x64, however I anticipate that I may use a Linux VM to access a physical router/switch as well to see what happens.

shodown

The one you picked.

thehourman

This is the one I use http://www.amazon.com/Tera-Grand-Premium-Converter-Supports/dp/B00BUZ0K68/ref=sr_1_4?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1393795747&sr=1-4&keywords=serial+to+usb
It works with Windows, OSX and Linux. No need to install drivers