I suspect that you are indeed right - reliability is questionable in a USB to serial. I have had devices with good reliability and some with dismal (same maker).
On Apr 22, 2010, at 11:38 AM, Ilya A. Volynets-Evenbakh wrote: > On 04/22/10 10:25, Marc Volovic wrote: >> You are talking about a terminal server. >> I suggest you buy the simplest possible linux machine (micro box would >> be VERY good), plug in two USB hubs and plug into the hubs USB<->RS232 >> converters. Voilla! Instant TS. >> > While this is relatively cheap solution, it may prove rather unreliable. > I am using USB-to-Serial cables for serial consoles quite a lot for my work, > and they all have a common problem - periodically USB freaks out > and device disconnects and reconnects, often under different device name. > > Old CISCO 2511 will do much better job. I don't know where to get one of > those in Israel. In US it's possible to get one for ~$300. > > Ebay has quite a few listed, BTW. > > -- > Ilya A. Volynets-Evenbakh > http://www.total-knowledge.com > > > _______________________________________________ > Linux-il mailing list > Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il > http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il Marc Volovic marcvolo...@me.com _______________________________________________ Linux-il mailing list Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il
