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Date:      Fri, 3 Apr 2009 14:25:02 -0500
From:      David Kelly <dkelly@hiwaay.net>
To:        David Allen <the.real.david.allen@gmail.com>
Cc:        FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: Serial Communications
Message-ID:  <20090403192502.GA68897@Grumpy.DynDNS.org>
In-Reply-To: <2daa8b4e0904031144m63e06406q977b3ea80047a1af@mail.gmail.com>
References:  <2daa8b4e0904031144m63e06406q977b3ea80047a1af@mail.gmail.com>

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On Fri, Apr 03, 2009 at 11:44:36AM -0700, David Allen wrote:
> Sorry to have to ask a dumb question ...
> 
> I need to connect my notebook to another system using a serial
> connection.  Simple enough, but my notebook, unsurprisingly, has a USB
> port, but no serial.
> 
> Is there such a thing as a USB->DB9(M) null modem cable?  If not, would a
> USB->DB9 adapter stuck on one end of a null modem cable work?

Yes, its a smart adapter. I've had best luck using a 
"Keyspan High Speed USB Serial Adapter" model USA-19HS. About $31 at
Amazon.com and many other places.

-- 
David Kelly N4HHE, dkelly@HiWAAY.net
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Whom computers would destroy, they must first drive mad.



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