[ILUG] aldi laptop....serial term connectivity

[P at draigBrady.com]

Ruairi Hickey wrote:
>>>Need XP?
>>>Really?
>>
> 
> 	Speaking of my laptop...first problem.... It doesn't have a serial
> port...for connecting to cisco / soekris boxes etc...  I seen 2 different
> product types.. a simple usb to serial cable (30 euros at marx, 15 at
> maplin) or a usb-serial adaptor (30 at maplin)..
> 
> 	Which do I need ?????

They're probably the same thing?

I bought one based on the prolific chipset.
Just plugged it into rh9 and it worked.

http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.asp?sku=117339&cks=SER

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