[ltp] USB Serial Port

[James Knott]

Daniel Jimenez wrote:
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> Daniel Jimenez wrote:
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>> Hi all,
>>
>> I've just purchased a new Thinkpad T41. Like many Thinkpad users one 
>> of my primary uses for this unit will be configuring 
>> routers/switches/other manageable devices.
>>
>> As you already know the T41 does not come with a serial port.
>>
>> Does anyone have any USB based serial ports they recommend? What about 
>> maybe a PCMCIA one that uses two slots?
>>
>> TIA,
> 
> 
> Perhaps I should have been more specific...
> 
> By ease of use I mean: I must be able to plug it in EVERY TIME and know 
> I'll get a reliable working serial port.

According to a friend of mine, a developer who works with such things, 
there's not much difference between models, as there's only a couple of 
chips that will do USB - serial port.