Serial connection?

[Marc Volovic]

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
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Marc Volovic
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