Hello Graham, thanks for the quick response!
On Sep 4, 2007, at 1:53 AM, Graham Freeman wrote:
>
> Howdy, Juan,
>
> I use my MacBook Pro to connect to various serial consoles, and the
> IOGear GUC232A (http://www.iogear.com/main.php?
> loc=product&Item=GUC232A)is the USB-to-serial adapter that I use. It
> was a bit of a pain to setup, but I don't remember the details at
> this point. I've heard that the Keyspan USA-19HS (http://
> www.keyspan.com/products/usa19hs/) works better.
Thanks for these suggestions, I'll certainly look into them! One
question though, do they require Mac OS X specific drivers to work?
>
> As far as the Soekris devices are concerned, I use a null modem cable
> and it works fine.
Female to female, I pressume...?
>
> With regard to software, I use Minicom via MacPorts/
> Darwinports. :) 'sudo port install minicom' to install, and 'sudo
> minicom' to run.
Hhhmmm, MacPorts... feel right at home! (I'm MacPorts project
manager ;-)
> Be sure to plug in the USB-to-serial adapter
> before you run minicom.
Thanks for the tip! I'll do my homework and study the device &
software as much as I can once I get all the peaces in place, but I
hope I can ping you for tips & pointers if I get stuck in the process.
>
> Good luck,
Thank you again for the quick reply, much appreciated! Regards,....
-jmpp
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