On Sun, 7 Jul 2024, Lee wrote: > What's everybody using for a usb => serial port converter? > > I got a new network switch and .. OhNoes!! how to I talk to the darn thing??? > > I went looking thru cabinets and came up with a keyspan usb -> serial > dongle; a quick search found the site with driver downloads, but they > all were for Windows or MacOS. I tried plugging the dongle into my > debian laptop but it didn't recognize it :( > > So... what are people using to talk to serial devices now that PCs > don't come with serial ports anymore? > > And what program are you using to talk to something over the serial > link? pterm or something else? > > I still have a Windows machine, so install the drivers, configure > putty to talk to COM4 & I'm good to go. But I'm trying to get *away* > from Windows. How do I talk to my switch over the serial port? > > Thanks, > Lee >
i've used this for many years Bus 001 Device 006: ID 0403:6001 Future Technology Devices International, Ltd FT232 Serial (UART) IC Device Descriptor: bLength 18 bDescriptorType 1 bcdUSB 2.00 bDeviceClass 0 bDeviceSubClass 0 bDeviceProtocol 0 bMaxPacketSize0 8 idVendor 0x0403 Future Technology Devices International, Ltd idProduct 0x6001 FT232 Serial (UART) IC bcdDevice 6.00 iManufacturer 1 FTDI iProduct 2 UC232R iSerial 3 FTF588Y9
