You also need a real NULL modem cable. Actually there's probably nothing wrong with your USB to Serial. The blue Cisco cables are rollover cables. They are not NULL modem cables. Welcome to serial cable pinout hell. ;-) Some of us have been here a long time. I'm no expert but i've got 3 different serial cables and converters in my toolbag having learned the hard way the variety of devices and requirements.
On Wed, Feb 25, 2015 at 2:30 PM, Jeremy Bennett <jbenn...@hikitechnology.com > wrote: > Thank you all for the suggestions. I put my own alix router in place for > my client, and now that I have a little time, will go ahead and purchase a > non-prolific USB to serial adapter, and the associated accessories. > > I have gotten into the habit of buying prebuilt Alix systems, and that has > spoiled me. > > On Wed, Feb 25, 2015 at 10:12 AM, Volker Kuhlmann <hid...@paradise.net.nz> > wrote: > >> On Thu 26 Feb 2015 07:19:04 NZDT +1300, Jim Pingle wrote: >> >> > http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00AHYJWWG >> >> Yes useful for many occasions. >> However as a first step having a two bucks gender bender and trying with >> and without will put the straight/null issue to rest. You'll still need >> if if the flashing gadget indicates as such. Smaller/cheaper than having >> two different cables too. >> >> > FTDI chip, too. >> >> Or what the Chinese make of that ;-) >> >> Volker >> >> -- >> Volker Kuhlmann is list0570 with the domain in header. >> http://volker.top.geek.nz/ Please do not CC list postings to me. >> _______________________________________________ >> pfSense mailing list >> https://lists.pfsense.org/mailman/listinfo/list >> Support the project with Gold! https://pfsense.org/gold >> > > > _______________________________________________ > pfSense mailing list > https://lists.pfsense.org/mailman/listinfo/list > Support the project with Gold! https://pfsense.org/gold >
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