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Old 03-28-2008, 04:31 AM
Casper H.S. Dik
 
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Default Re: Any decent USB->Serial for laptop ?

Dave <foo@coo.com> writes:

>Casper H.S. Dik wrote:
>> Dave <foo@coo.com> writes:
>>
>>> PS, I should have added I need Vista drivers. OR, since my laptop runs
>>> Solaris 10 too, are there any USB->Serial adapters with Solaris drivers?

>>
>>
>> usbser_edge usbser_edge (7d) - Digi Edgeport USB to serial converter driver
>> usbsksp usbsksp (7d) - Keyspan USB to serial converter driver
>> usbsprl usbsprl (7d) - Prolific PL2303 USB to serial converter driver
>>
>> (These work in Solaris nevada which generally is the better
>> choice for laptops anyway)
>>
>> Casper


>Do you know if any of the above have drivers which work well in Vista
>for controlling Suns? Or Solaris for controlling Suns?


I've tested the prolific and I'm sure that testing them as serial
devices for Suns is one of the more important tasks.

I don't use Vista so I can't comment on what drivers are
available there.

>I guess I would hope someone writing a Solaris driver would test it on a
>Sun serial console, but I don't know that.


It's what our support folks use.

Casper
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