[luau] Tried a USB to serial adapter?

[cpaul at telemetrybox.org]

I have a Belkin USB to Serial adaptor, and it works great in Linux.


On Thu, Nov 28, 2002 at 06:32:42PM -1000, Jeff Mings wrote:
> Hi Gang,
> 
>    This is a bit off-topic, but others may also find it interesting:
> Has anyone tried one of the USB to serial port adapters?  I just 
> purchased a Dell Poweredge server that has PCI 2.2 slots that are only 
> keyed for 3.3v operation.  This means that the 4 serial port RocketPort 
> card I have, which is keyed for 5v operation (ala PCI 2.1), won't fit 
> into a slot.  I need 3 more serial ports and am considering trying one 
> of the units that plug into a USB port and provide 4 serial ports, but I 
> have never _really_ trusted USB for "important" things.   Any 
> suggestions on these USB to serial adapters?
> 
> Thanks in advance,
> -Jeff
> 
> 
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