[ltp] USB RS-232 serial?

[Joel Ebel]

I've tried a few of these, and most of them do work.  The best supported 
seems to be the keyspan models, which I got from CompUSA.  Don't know if 
you have one of those near you or not, but you can order it online if 
you can't find one.  I also got the belkin one to work with the mct 
driver with limitations.  If you want more details about what is 
supported, check the kernel source.  Module source is in 
drivers/usb/serial, and a good overview document is 
Documentation/usb/usb-serial.txt.  You can also check this site: 
http://www.qbik.ch/usb/devices/ , which is useful for checking most any 
USB linux device support.  I'm very happy with the keyspan model.  It 
shows up as /dev/ttyUSB0.

Joel

Wil Cooley wrote:
> I just got a new R32, which is a very nice system, once I tweaked it. 
> The only thing it's really missing is an RS-232 serial port, which I
> need occasionally for connecting to serial consoles on network
> equipment.
> 
> I've looked at the list of USB devices the work and don't work, and it's
> rather baffling.  Can someone recommend one that's available at the
> larger outlet chains, like Best Buy or Office{Depot,Max}?  (I tend to
> shop with local stores, but since their stocks are variable, it's
> probably easiest to go with the US-wide chains.)
> 
> Wil