Re: [PLUG] USB to DB9 and a Null Modem

["Gavin W. Burris" <bug@wharton.upenn.edu>]

I have this Belkin and it works great with getty, a null cable and serial terminal.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16812107381

Cheers.

On Wed 06/08/16 10:44AM EDT, Aaron Mulder wrote:
> I'm not sure exactly what you're trying to do, but I had really good
> luck with a Keyspan USB-to-serial adapter to download results from a
> race timing machine that only had a serial interface:
> 
> https://www.tripplite.com/keyspan-high-speed-usb-to-serial-adapter~USA19HS/
> 
> Thanks,
>       Aaron
> 
> On Wed, Jun 8, 2016 at 10:29 AM, Joe Rosato <rosatoj@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Packed away somewhere in my storage is a USB to DB9 converter. Somewhere.
> > I'm going to consider it lost for all practical purposes. Time to get a new
> > one.
> >
> > Recent old one =
> > 6 inch USB to DB9M plugged into a 6 foot long DB9F-DB9F Null Modem Cable
> >
> > Really old old one =
> > Three pieces, with a little Null Modem adapter for those days when DTE/DTC
> > world was more prevalent. Not sure I have to worry about ripping out the
> > null modem for plugging into other things anymore.
> >
> > Saw this one cable solution, not sure if worth it. Anyone have this?:
> > https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008634VJY/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER
> >
> > I think two things like this are my best bet:
> > https://rubimages-liberty.netdna-ssl.com/hi-res/E-DB9F-F-NULL.png
> > http://pisces.bbystatic.com/image2/BestBuy_US/images/products/5883/5883029_sd.jpg;canvasHeight=550;canvasWidth=642
> >
> > Thoughts?
> >
> > Joe
> >
> >
> > --
> > Joe
> >
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